If PEMDAS reminds one of the order in which the operations in an equation are executed, it implies that multiplication comes before division. Given: ```python 10/2*5 output = 25 ``` This indicates that multiplication was executed first otherwise the result would be 1. Please advise.

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Posted March 20, 2022 10:38am by

PEMDAS Execution of order of operations

If PEMDAS reminds one of the order in which the operations in an equation are executed, it implies that multiplication comes before division. Given:

10/2*5
#output = 25

This indicates that multiplication was executed first otherwise the result would be 1. Please advise.

1 Answer

March 21, 2022 3:32pm

Hi Winnie,

In PEMDAS, multiplication and division actually have equal weight (it's not multiplication then division), so the operations are executed from left to right. So 25 is the right answer. Just for your information, addition and subtraction also have equal weight.

Hope this helps.

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