• Reyali@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      I’m guessing confusion is coming from those taking PEMDAS literally as that order? Rather than PE(M|D)(A|S), like it’s supposed to be?

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        It’s also convoluted by the notation of the multiplication. When it’s written like this, many assume that you need to resolve that term first since it involves parentheses.

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      5 days ago

      I was taught BEDMAS in school, so slightly different order. I was also taught that DM and AS are not specifically in that order, but rather left to right of the equation, in the same lesson. I’m not sure why some schools aren’t doing it that way.