ORDER OF OPERATIONS: Problem 1

Rule 22:
If parenthesis "nested (are enclosed in other parenthesis), work from the inside parenthesis out.

Problem 1: Calculate tex2html_wrap_inline24 .

Answer: The answer is 15.

Solution:
This problem contains "nested" parenthesis. Simplified the inner most parenthesis first:

tex2html_wrap_inline26 = tex2html_wrap_inline28 = tex2html_wrap_inline30 .

The problem tex2html_wrap_inline24 can now be written tex2html_wrap_inline34.

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