Mog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoMath is not a democracylemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square229linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareMaiq@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoParenthesis, Powers(exponents), Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction is the order of mathematics.
minus-squarescytale@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoYes, that’s why I was asking why 59% just assumed there were parentheses in the equation.
minus-squareMaiq@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 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.
Parenthesis, Powers(exponents), Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction is the order of mathematics.
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.
*is a common convention