Yes, “need” is a better word choice.
There is definitely a perception thing here. But, sadly, there is also an unwillingness by too many to face the conventions used in expressing expressions in a single line, and the rules for evaluating operations.
Well, I did eventually come to the correct conclusion.
The reason I said the expression was poorly written was because it is too easy to misinterpret the expression as a fraction rather than interpret the "/" as an operator.