ollows mathematical convention.
The acronym <b>PEMDAS</b> is a useful way to
remember the rules:</font><br />
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<ul><li><font color="black"><b>P</b>arentheses have the highest precedence and can be used 
to force an expression to evaluate in the order you want. Since
expressions in parentheses are evaluated first, <tt>2 * (3-1)</tt> is 4,
and <tt>(1+1)**(5-2)</tt> is 8. You can also use parentheses to make an
expression easier to read, as in <tt>(minute * 100) / 60</tt>, even
