I have a math problem that is stumping me and other people. Do you always multiple before dividing or do you work left to right?

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It is customary to work left to right, however that is not a rule.  In order of operations, the actual rule is that multiplication/division occurs after parentheses, exponents, and before addition/subtraction...

PEMDAS  order of operations

Parentheses, exponents, mutiplication/division, addition/subtraction.