# Question 4662: Two Explicit Parenthesis Orders

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R0008-04662 · q-20261008-advance-20261011-r02-arithmetic-operations-0037



## Original question and givens

All operations and evaluations are exact in Q, not truncated natural-number arithmetic. a=-1/2, b=-10/3, c=12/2. Give ((a+b)c, a+bc), preserving parentheses. Use exact reduced fractions with positive denominators, retaining /1 for integers.


- G001 — All operations and evaluations are exact in Q, not truncated natural-number arithmetic. a=-1/2, b=-10/3, c=12/2. Give ((a+b)c, a+bc), preserving parentheses. Use exact reduced fractions with positive denominators, retaining /1 for integers.





## Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.


- [mko-arithmetic-operations](https://ocme.evemisslab.com/en/mko/mko-arithmetic-operations/)





## Step-by-step derivation

S001 · impliesBefore

exact arithmetic in Q;N={0,1,2,...} when membership is asked

After

do not truncate subtraction or rational division

Conditions: none

Compute exact results in Q before testing N-membership;do not clamp negative differences to0 or replace rational division by integer division.Division by0 remains undefined.

Step identifiers and dependenciesRule: exact_rational_arithmetic_scope · Uses: G001





S002 · calculationBefore

a+b inside parentheses := sum(-1/2, -10/3)

After

a+b inside parentheses = -23/6

Conditions: none

For the first expression,evaluate the parenthesized sum first.

Step identifiers and dependenciesRule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001





S003 · calculationBefore

(a+b)c := mul(-23/6, 6)

After

(a+b)c = -23

Conditions: none

Multiply the entire parenthesized value by c.

Step identifiers and dependenciesRule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002





S004 · calculationBefore

bc before addition := mul(-10/3, 6)

After

bc before addition = -20

Conditions: none

For the second expression,compute bc first.

Step identifiers and dependenciesRule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003





S005 · calculationBefore

a+bc := sum(-1/2, -20)

After

a+bc = -41/2

Conditions: none

Then add a without borrowing the first expression's grouping.

Step identifiers and dependenciesRule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004





S006 · impliesBefore

((a+b)c,a+bc)=(-23,-41/2)

After

coinciding special values do not change the expression trees

Conditions: none

Special zeros or ones may make the values coincide,but do not permit arbitrary removal of parentheses.

Step identifiers and dependenciesRule: parentheses_preserve_evaluation_tree · Uses: G001, S005









## Reverse checks


- S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
- S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute a+bc with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
- S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute bc before addition with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
- S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute (a+b)c with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
- S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute a+b inside parentheses with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
- S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.





## Result

(-23/1, -41/2)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.





## This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

Source hashes and review receipts
- input commit: 0f7be61e2c22317a4075561dc822c87d881a50db
- original question SHA-256: 32f08e4567ab7ebce123daee3f8d1e3ae1c55f80d54dc5a4904ef1a2463ab4b7
- candidate record SHA-256: 993076b837cc048be29e8a281759d73b753151aa55940015036625023b255fd5
- semantic review receipt SHA-256: b6e05a3e8193a93db505dbf337528fca72e2e41528b1e92b698a3f0683d74289
- question-first witness SHA-256: caa8693baf0b91acd09a20215d1aa6954ae513fc0b0814f26ac1c8c834b60d67
- Lean: NOT_RUN · human review: NOT_PERFORMED

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