# What is the result of $5-0\times3+9/3=$? [duplicate]

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Answer of $5 - 0 \times 3 + 9 / 3 =$

What will be the answer of

$$5-0\times3+9/3 = ?$$

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## marked as duplicate by Jennifer Dylan, Sasha, Clive Newstead, Asaf Karagila, WilliamAug 19 '12 at 16:43

$5-0*3+9/3 =5-(0*3)+(9/3)$ as '*' has precedence over '-' and '+', '/' has precedence over '+'. $=>5-0*3+9/3 =5-0+3$ –  lab bhattacharjee Aug 19 '12 at 16:22
Why don't you either learn how to type with latex in this site (pretty easy) or at least tray to separate the expressions to udnerstand what is it? Is it $\,5-0\times3+\frac{9}{3}\,$ , or perhaps $\,5-\frac{0\times 3+9}{3}\,$ , or $\,5-0\times\frac{3+9}{3}\,$ , or something else? –  DonAntonio Aug 19 '12 at 16:24
@labbhattacharjee : To me it seems uncouth to write $0*3$ instead of $0\times3$ or $0\cdot3$. The only reason anyone ever used $*$ for that purpose is that when one is restricted to the characters on the keyboard and one wants to use x as the name of a variable in computer programs, one must use something else for $\times$. But we have $\TeX$ and we don't need to do that. It's like eating mashed potatoes with your fingers when silverware is available. –  Michael Hardy Aug 19 '12 at 16:26
@DonAntonio It is my first question . I will learn latex. –  Serious Aug 19 '12 at 16:29
@Serious, since this is your first question on math.SE, please don't take this question closure as a hostility against you (or new users), and don't get discouraged to post further questions. It's just that this site works better if we re-cycle and re-use existing questions and answers, and then tag/label duplicate questions & link them together. –  user2468 Aug 19 '12 at 16:54
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$$5-0\times 3+9/3=5-0+9/3=5-0+3=5+3=8$$

Assuming, of course, the above is what you meant to write.

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Shouldn't we add 0 and 3 before subtracting. ? –  Serious Aug 19 '12 at 16:28
@Serious see this colorful answer by robjohn♦. –  user2468 Aug 19 '12 at 16:37