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→‎Explicit vs Implicit (implied) multiplication

6÷2(1+2) has two EXPLICIT operators, division and addition. However, IMPLIED multiplication tells us to IMPLICITLY multiply, [2(2+1)], in the P step of PEMDAS.

~~Then in~~ In the division step, we must apply division to the (entire) implicitly connected ~~term~~parenthetical expression. We cannot apply division to the coefficient (2) and then not apply division to the factor (2+1).

'''Incorrect:''' (''because division is not EXPLICITLY applied to the parenthetical expression'')

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