# Order of Blocks Ignored **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [June 15, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/order-of-blocks-ignored/615809 "2020-06-15T04:39:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mythi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mythi/32/70585_2.png) [@mythi](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mythi)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/order-of-blocks-ignored/615809/1 "2020-06-15T04:39:09Z")
Hello, I am trying to make a simple equation solver with just addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division that follows the order of operations. In order to do this, I have to have the multiplication and division in the equation done first. Basically, TempList is the equation in list form that looks something like “1,x,4,+7,-9” so it would be 1\*4+7-9 Here is the code: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/8/a/8aa6599d151b434b53692a04c7a7668ff8127738.png) But when I run the code, it always reads left to right. So 10-4\*6 isn’t -14, it’s 24. I have tried adding wait blocks in between and here I split it into two functions but I really don’t know what I am doing wrong. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 7:08am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/order-of-blocks-ignored/615809/2 "2020-06-15T07:08:51Z")
Hello, check 10 - 4\*6 [https://x.thunkable.com/projects/5e36a58e5cf8437f0e791129/project/properties/designer/](https://x.thunkable.com/projects/5e36a58e5cf8437f0e791129/project/properties/designer/) If there is a problem with block synchronization, then the best solution is to stop using Thinkable X until this huge problem is fixed. Otherwise, instead of developing applications, you will endlessly fight with bugs. ---
**Author:** ![maxb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/maxb/32/35200_2.png) [@maxb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maxb)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/order-of-blocks-ignored/615809/3 "2020-06-15T07:33:28Z")
You look for “/” and you ask the program if “/” is = to 0 and to calculate if “/” is \< of “x” or of 100? Your code is very strange to me, can I ask you what it has to do? ---
**Author:** ![tronman53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@tronman53](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tronman53)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/order-of-blocks-ignored/615809/4 "2020-06-15T10:22:19Z")
In the TempCalcTF block, you are setting this variable to a numeric location of + or x. In the TempCaLocation block, you are looking for either + or x in the TempCalcTF variable, but that variable is a number. So it will return 0. Does that make sense? ---
**Author:** ![mythi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mythi/32/70585_2.png) [@mythi](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mythi)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/order-of-blocks-ignored/615809/5 "2020-06-15T21:37:15Z")
After simplifying some blocks and adding a variable in between I got it to work ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/c/0c85a86dc9956aa7c8c321f24320949071998acf.png) Don’t know why I need the extra variable… But thanks for everyone’s help! ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/order-of-blocks-ignored/615809/6 "2024-11-08T11:25:43Z")