Does the order in which you perform an operation matter? give examples to support your explanation.

yes

Step-by-step explanation:

You work by PEMDAS

(Parenthesis exponents multiply divide add and subtract)

Example:

5 • 3 + 6 ÷ 3

using PEMDAS you get

15+2= 17

not using PEMDAS

15+6÷3

21÷3

7

two different answers

so therefore important to use the order of operations

-8/2y-8=5/y+4-7y+8/y^2-16

we move all terms to the left:

-8/2y-8-(5/y+4-7y+8/y^2-16)=0

we can not solve this equation

they would have to work 32 hours.