Order of operations: multi-step
Three-step expressions mixing brackets and all four operations: (4 + 6) × 7 − 9, 2 + 5 × 4 − 3, or 30 − 12 ÷ 4 × 3.
Brackets first, then × and ÷ from left to right, then + and −.
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