52+8x^2=120

\(52+8x^2=120\\ 8x^2=68\\ x^2=68/6\\ x^2=34/3\\ x=\pm\sqrt{34/3}\)

ianca entered 52 + 8 x 2 = in her calculator. She got the answer 120. In what order did Bianca's calculator perform the operations? Ho do you know?

Her calculator only perform calculations from left to right. It doesn't use BODMAS or PEDMAS.

This is what her calculator does.

52 + 8 x 2

= 60 x 2

= 120