I wrote a (very long) blog post about those viral math problems and am looking for feedback, especially from people who are not convinced that the problem is ambiguous.
It’s about a 30min read so thank you in advance if you really take the time to read it, but I think it’s worth it if you joined such discussions in the past, but I’m probably biased because I wrote it :)
Yeah, but implicit multiplication without a sign is often treated with higher priority.
Sure. That doesn’t mean it’s right to do.
Please read the article, that’s exactly what it’s about. There is no right answer.
There is a right answer. Read this instead dotnet.social/@SmartmanApps/110897908266416158
I read the article, and it explained the situation and the resultant confusion very well. That said, could we not have some international body just make a decision one way or the other, instead of perpetuating this uncertainty?
There’s no decision to be made. The correct rules are already taught in literally every Year 7-8 Maths textbook.
Is it though? I’ve only ever seen it treated as standard multiplication.
Read TFA