ARITHMETIC Arithmetic Operations (Page 6 of 6)

 CLEAR key.
 Left parenthesis key. 21 Plus key. 135 Divide key. 18 Right parenthesis key. Divide key. Left parenthesis key. Left parenthesis key.
 11.84 Plus key. 9.53 Right parenthesis key. Divide key. Left parenthesis key. .45 Minus key. .62 Right parenthesis key.
 Right parenthesis key. ENTER key.		 Calculator screen image.

The fraction 135/18 in the numerator does not require additional parentheses because its numerator and denominator are single terms, and the order of operations will cause the division to be performed first, as it should be.
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