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Inventory Control Calculation Flow
You are training a new inventory clerk at a distribution center. They are confused about how the warehouse database software evaluates the weekly inventory reconciliation formula:
To help them, write a short explanation that lists the standard order of operations rules in the order they must be recalled and applied to this specific formula. For each step, state which parts of the expression must be simplified first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, and specify the general order of operations rule (such as grouping symbols, exponents, multiplication, or subtraction) that dictates each step. Do not just provide the final answer; explain the sequence of rules they must recall to simplify the entire expression correctly.
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