Arithmetic of Computers

Arithmetic of Computers

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Lesson 1

The Powers of Numbers

A little exponent goes a long way!

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Your answer :
No.
Sure it does. When you have a string of three or more factors to be multiplied, the order in which you do the multiplying makes no difference.
(2 × 3) × 5  = 2 × (3 × 5) 6 × 5  = 2 × 15 = 30.
You could arrange the factors in any order you please:
5 × 2 × 3 = 3 × 5 × 2 = 30.
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