Mog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoMath is not a democracylemmy.worldimagemessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1691arrow-down124
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minus-squareMaiq@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-227 days agoParenthesis, Powers(exponents), Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction is the order of mathematics. https://www.mathsisfun.com/operation-order-pemdas.html
minus-squarescytale@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·27 days agoYes, that’s why I was asking why 59% just assumed there were parentheses in the equation.
minus-squareMaiq@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-227 days 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.
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.