Can someone just please explain why in PEMDAS for example: 6 + 9 ÷ 3 × 7. Why do you do the division (9/3) before the multiplication (3x7) even though the order is “M”, “D” in the acronym?

You are responsible for designing a new city. you are inspired by pierre charles l'enfant, who laid out the streets of our nation's capital. numbered streets run north and south, and lettered streets run east and west. avenues are named after states, and they intersect the streets on a diagonal. the streets are parallel and the intersections form similar triangles. 18th st. is 454 meters long and the intersection of 18th and k st. is 207 meters from connecticut ave. if 19th st. and k st. is 385 meters from connecticut ave., what is the length of 19th st.?

This week, conrad will work 1 3/4 times longer than last week. giovanni will work 1 1/3 times longer than last week. sally will work 2/3 the number of hours she worked last week. match each employee's name to the number of hours he or she will work this week

What percent of 18 is 24? and plz explain thx.