Friday, May 23, 2025

Arithmetic Controversy

@TheFigen_ on X.

This has been sort of controversial on an X post. Usually BODMAS is used for precedence of operators. So to work out an arithmetic expression, calculation of what's inside brackets is done first, then orders (powers), division, multiplication, addition and subtraction. (Sometimes called "PEDMAS" for parentheses, exponentiation, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction).
So is it 6 / 2 (1 + 2) = 6 / 2 x 3 = 3 x 3 = 9
or
6 / 2(1 + 2) = 6 / 2 (3) = 6 / 6 = 1 ?