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  • janAkali@lemmy.sdf.orgtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldAgree to Disagree
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    1 month ago

    Both are right, depending on who you ask:

    most people see:

    8 / 2 * (2+2) = 16
    

    math people see “juxtaposition” instead of multiplication, it has precedence over multiplication and division:

    5 / 2a = 5 / (2 * a)
    

    Math notation just sucks and is not standard in general, everyone just tries to avoid ambiguity like in this equation.