COMPUTE X = A * B - C * D and COMPUTE X = (A * B) - (C * D) (a) Are not the same (b) Are same (c) Syntactically wrong (d) Will yield a run time error

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Mayuresh

Aug 22nd, 2006

Both are same here.Since the computation takes place based on precedence,here ' * ' has higher precedence over ' - 'therefore first A * B will be calculated and then C * D and finally second quantity will be subtracted from first . In second case exactly the same things are happening as ( ) has higher precedence over any of the operators.