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SmartmanApps@programming.dev 1 day agoThe issue normally with these “trick” questions
There’s no “trick” - it’s a straight-out test of Maths knowledge.
the ambiguous nature of that division sign
Nothing ambiguous about it. The Term of the left divided by the Term on the right.
A common mistake is to think division is prioritised above multiplication
It’s not a mistake. You can do them in any order you want.
when it actually has the same priority
Which means you can do them in any order
HereIAm@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
“A common mistake is to think division is prioritised above multiplication”
That is what I said. I said it’s a mistake to think one of them has a precedence over the other. You’re arguing the same point I’m making?
SmartmanApps@programming.dev 21 hours ago
And I said it’s not a mistake. You still get the right answer.
No, I’m telling you that prioritising either isn’t a mistake. Mistakes give wrong answers. Prioritising either doesn’t give wrong answers.