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im really confused with this remedial math problem.

operations on fractions
here is one example of the problems i am doing: 11/15 (plus) 7/9 (divided by) (14/3) (2/3)

my first instinct is to do pemdas (parenthesis exponents multiplication division addition and subtraction) and to multiply the two fractions in the parenthesis. but my instructor said i should divide first instead of following pemdas but he never gave an explanation. i am really confused was he right or was i?

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 7 months ago (9 minutes after post)

show me the next step you described above and then we will look at it together.

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1 year, 7 months ago (2 hours, 32 minutes after post)

the next step as in pemdas? or the what i would do with the problem?

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