Posted by Guest on Sun 21 Aug 2016 12:13:00 AM UTC
Couldn't that be read either way?
Nah, the multiplication should be done first in the absence of parentheses. You know, PEMDAS. So 2+2x2 is, implicitly and as a matter of convention, equal to 2+(2x2).
Posted by Guest on Sat 20 Aug 2016 07:17:45 PM UTC
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(view all 3 comments)multiplication has precedence over addition.
Posted by Guest on Sun 21 Aug 2016 12:13:00 AM UTC
Couldn't that be read either way?
Nah, the multiplication should be done first in the absence of parentheses. You know, PEMDAS. So 2+2x2 is, implicitly and as a matter of convention, equal to 2+(2x2).
Posted by Guest on Sat 20 Aug 2016 07:17:45 PM UTC