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To: hobbes1

I think the major disconnect here is between those who see a “/” sign and just assume that everything after it is in the denominator of the division expression.

And those who see “/” as a mathematical operation between expressions on either side of it.

The former force implied parentheses into their evaluation.

The latter do not.


81 posted on 04/12/2011 4:44:51 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

That’s the way you see much of the argument play out.

Many re-write it like this...

48


2(9+3)

It’s just not how the order of operations goes.


82 posted on 04/12/2011 4:49:28 PM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to...." ;)
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