Alaskaball [comrade/them]A to memes • 3 years agoWhats 2 + 2 × 4?external-linkmessage-square44 fedilinkarrow-up129file-text
arrow-up129external-linkWhats 2 + 2 × 4?Alaskaball [comrade/them]A to memes • 3 years agomessage-square44 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSaint [he/him]hexbear41·3 years ago Questions like these reminds me why I suck at math I hate when people act like order of operations is at all relevant to mathematical ability. It's just notation link
minus-squarePhillipkdink [he/him]hexbear19·3 years agoFWIW most people were only exposed to greater and greater levels of notation rules in their math education and think correct notation is math link
minus-squarealcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]hexbear16·3 years agoThis, if you don't like it just express and think of everything in reverse polish notion: 2 4*2+ link
minus-squarealcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]hexbear5·3 years agoOK, instead of doing order of operations, just go left to right, input, input, operation. 5*4+(1+2)/3 vs 1 2 + 3 / 4 5 * + link
minus-squaressjmarx [he/him]hexbear5·3 years agoI think I get it, but since I'm not a programmer I'll stick to the other one. link
I hate when people act like order of operations is at all relevant to mathematical ability. It's just notation
FWIW most people were only exposed to greater and greater levels of notation rules in their math education and think correct notation is math
This, if you don't like it just express and think of everything in reverse polish notion: 2 4*2+
im sorry WHAT
OK, instead of doing order of operations, just go left to right, input, input, operation.
5*4+(1+2)/3 vs 1 2 + 3 / 4 5 * +
I think I get it, but since I'm not a programmer I'll stick to the other one.
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