re: #257 MsJ
Show your work.
Here are the order of operations:
Parenthesis or other grouping symbols (brackets, braces, fraction bars)
Exponents
Divide and multiply from left to right (like reading a sentence)
Add and subtract from left to right
8 (divided by) 2(2+2)
8 (divided by) 2(4)
4(4) = 16