• ☭SaltyIcetea☭@lemmy.ml
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    7 hours ago

    my calculator disagrees.

    and i would too, this is basically
    6÷2(1+2) = 6÷2×(1+2) 6÷2×3

    while you resolve brackets first, you still go left to right. you would get 1 if you did
    6÷(2×(1+2))

    the issue is the missing multiplication sign between the 2 and the brackets, thats why i always write them even if it is not strictly required

    • morphballganon@mtgzone.com
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      2 hours ago

      you still go left to right

      Unless there’s implied multiplication, which there is. Then you do that before the explicit division.