diff --git a/assets/js/footer-functions.js b/assets/js/footer-functions.js
index 3587073..3b78ea2 100644
--- a/assets/js/footer-functions.js
+++ b/assets/js/footer-functions.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function additionAndSubtractionTest() {
 
 
 function additionAndMultiplicationTest() {
-    testCompute(0, "1+1*2");
+    testCompute(3, "1+1*2");
     testCompute(16, "10+6*1");
     testCompute(34, "10+2*12");
 }
diff --git a/assets/js/numbers.js b/assets/js/numbers.js
index 5a925a6..4f50ec9 100644
--- a/assets/js/numbers.js
+++ b/assets/js/numbers.js
@@ -1,3 +1,123 @@
 function compute(expression) {
     // TODO - write method definition here
+    //10-2*12
+    var array = expression.split("");
+    
+    //extrapolates numbers from expression and stores them in an array
+    var digits = "";
+    for (let x = 0; x < array.length; x++) {
+        if(array[x] != "*" && array[x] != "/" && array[x] != "+" && array[x] != "-") {
+            digits += array[x];
+        }
+        else {
+            digits += " ";
+        }
+    }
+    var numbers = digits.split(" ");
+    //console.log(numbers);
+
+    //extrapolates operators in their respective order
+    var operators = [];
+    for (let x = 0; x < array.length; x++) {
+        if(array[x] == "*" || array[x] == "/" || array[x] == "+" || array[x] == "-") {
+            operators.push(array[x]);
+        }
+    } //console.log(operators);
+    
+    var value;  
+
+    for(let x = 0; x < operators.length; x++) {
+        if(operators[x] == "*") {
+            value = numbers[x] * numbers[x+1];
+            operators.splice(x, 1);
+
+            console.log(operators);
+            numbers[x] = value;
+            numbers.splice(x+1, 1);
+
+            console.log(numbers);
+        }
+        if (operators[x] == "/") {
+            value = numbers[x] / numbers[x+1];
+            operators.splice(x, 1);
+
+            console.log(operators);
+            numbers[x] = value;
+            numbers.splice(x+1, 1);
+
+            console.log(numbers);
+        }
+    }
+
+    for(let x = 0; x < operators.length; x++) {
+        if (operators[x] == "-") {
+            value = numbers[x] - numbers[x+1];
+            operators.splice(x, 1);
+
+            console.log(operators);
+            numbers[x] = value;
+            numbers.splice(x+1, 1);
+
+            console.log(numbers);
+        }
+        if(operators[x] == "+") {
+            value = parseFloat(numbers[x]) + parseFloat(numbers[x+1]);
+            operators.splice(x, 1);
+
+            console.log(operators);
+            numbers[x] = value;
+            numbers.splice(x+1, 1);
+
+            console.log(numbers);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    //cleanup -- without this again some are stopping one short, others are fine
+    for(let x = 0; x < operators.length; x++) {
+        if(operators[x] == "*") {
+            value = numbers[x] * numbers[x+1];
+            operators.splice(x, 1);
+
+            console.log(operators);
+            numbers[x] = value;
+            numbers.splice(x+1, 1);
+
+            console.log(numbers);
+        }
+        if (operators[x] == "/") {
+            value = numbers[x] / numbers[x+1];
+            operators.splice(x, 1);
+
+            console.log(operators);
+            numbers[x] = value;
+            numbers.splice(x+1, 1);
+
+            console.log(numbers);
+        }
+    }
+    for(let x = 0; x < operators.length; x++) {
+        if(operators[x] == "+") {
+            value = parseFloat(numbers[x]) + parseFloat(numbers[x+1]);
+            operators.splice(x, 1);
+
+            console.log(operators);
+            numbers[x] = value;
+            numbers.splice(x+1, 1);
+
+            console.log(numbers);
+        }
+        if (operators[x] == "-") {
+            value = numbers[x] - numbers[x+1];
+            operators.splice(x, 1);
+
+            console.log(operators);
+            numbers[x] = value;
+            numbers.splice(x+1, 1);
+
+            console.log(numbers);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return numbers[0];
 }
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