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title: "Brackets, scope, and operator precedence"
description: "Mark where each operator starts and stops before attempting a calculation."
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# Brackets, scope, and operator precedence

Mark where each operator starts and stops before attempting a calculation.

## Public overview

Which expression belongs to which operator?

Read the expression aloud without skipping structural marks.

Identify the symbol that controls the expression.

Translate the expression into one faithful sentence.

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