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Mistic@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

That’s because they aren’t teaching math. They’re teaching “tricks” to solve equations easier, which can lead to more confusion.

Like the PEMDAS thing that’s being discussed here. There’s no such thing as “order of operations” in math, but it’s easier to teach that there is.

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