Quote Originally Posted by damian_steele View Post
No, surely that would require an extra set of brackets.

16 - (3 x (2+1))
no,
Brackets
Of
Divison
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction
so you do the multiplication before the subtraction
If the setter of the problem wanted the subtraction done before the multiplication it would be

(16-3)x(2+1)

(trust me - I have A level maths)