8 / 2 * (2 + 2) Parentheses first so resolves to 8 / 2 * 4 Preliminary work done, now start over Division and multiplication are of equal precedence so evaluate left to right 8 / 2 = 4 4 * 4 = 16
The key elements in human thinking are not numbers but labels of fuzzy sets. -- L. Zadeh
