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In response to "STIS: order of operations. Is Multiplication before Division, or do you work both in equal priority from left to right? -- nm" by Strongbad

I don't think it matters, does it? You'll get the same result? -- nm

Posted by ty97 May 22 '24, 09:00

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It does. Imagine 2 / 3 * 5 - Reagen May 22, 09:06 9
- Well, the first rule should be to use parenthesis and Oxford commas like your reputation depended on it. -- nm - Max May 22, 09:23 2
  - My suggestion in both cases is the same: rewrite for clarity - Reagen May 22, 09:26 1
    - precisely -- nm - ty97 May 22, 09:26
- Fractions also show the importance of order of M and D. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 09:20
- The answer to your equation is 3.33333 - ty97 May 22, 09:11 4
  - Sorry, I jumped the gun. Right but for the wrong reason -- (edited) - Reagen May 22, 09:12 3
    - See yourself after school, these is literally zero doubt that I'm right. -- nm - ty97 May 22, 09:15 2
      - I conflated the above with your comment below about parentheses - Reagen May 22, 09:18 1
        
        *rings the Shame Bell* -- nm - David May 22, 09:53
It does in this case. - Strongbad May 22, 09:04 5
- That because yours isn't actually multiplication, it's a power/parentheses. -- (edited) - ty97 May 22, 09:09 3
  - Parentheses are implied multiplication. - Reagen May 22, 09:12
  - *paging Reagen* -- nm - Strongbad May 22, 09:10 1
    - M and D have equal rank, you just work them left to right. A and S have equal rank also. If you want to change the order, parentheses - ty97 May 22, 09:13
- 9. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 09:06

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