Mog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMath is not a democracylemmy.worldimagemessage-square174linkfedilinkarrow-up1700
arrow-up1700imageMath is not a democracylemmy.worldMog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square174linkfedilink
minus-squarescytale@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoSo people just assumed an imaginary parentheses?
minus-squareMaiq@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-22 months agoParenthesis, Powers(exponents), Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction is the order of mathematics. https://www.mathsisfun.com/operation-order-pemdas.html
minus-squarescytale@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYes, that’s why I was asking why 59% just assumed there were parentheses in the equation.
minus-squareMaiq@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months agoI see your thinking now. I thought you might not remember that multiplication, division comes before addition, subtraction and were just doing right to left operations. Didn’t really understand how the imaginary parenthesis came in.
So people just assumed an imaginary parentheses?
Parenthesis, Powers(exponents), Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction is the order of mathematics.
https://www.mathsisfun.com/operation-order-pemdas.html
Yes, that’s why I was asking why 59% just assumed there were parentheses in the equation.
I see your thinking now. I thought you might not remember that multiplication, division comes before addition, subtraction and were just doing right to left operations.
Didn’t really understand how the imaginary parenthesis came in.
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