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also note that the author skips the multiplication operator. Especially odd (to me) since he is using parenthesis to imply multiplication and the values are no
by DrJ 14y ago
also note that the author skips the multiplication operator. Especially odd (to me) since he is using parenthesis to imply multiplication and the values are not variables but values.
- baddox 14y agoIf the expression were 6÷2x(1+2)=?, then my intuition would be to evaluate from left to right (division before multiplication). But removing the x symbol makes me want to perform the multiplication via juxtaposition first, just like if it were 6÷2x. Would anyone really interpret 6÷2x as 3x? note: I had to use an x instead of the asterisk to represent multiplication, since I don't know how to escape the asterisk in Markdown.