LogFAQs > #913946865

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If there was an x between the parenthesis and the 2 in your equation you would have divided first before multiplying.
As the number was attached to the parenthesis you would then treat it as part of the parenthesis and do it first.
The formula would look like this:

6
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2(1+2)

If written as more then one line.
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