• @AdrianTheFrog
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    12 months ago

    the worst order of operations thing imo is with the denominator in division, many people say that 1/4x should be read as (1/4) * x and not 1/(4x), although I think this is usually the less popular option in polls

    apparently wolfram alpha does it that way, as well as most newer graphing calculators (TI switched between the ti-82 and ti-83)

    • the worst order of operations thing imo is with the denominator in division, many people say that 1/4x should be read as (1/4) * x and not 1/(4x)

      Oh god yes. I have a whole thread dedicated to it with textbook screenshots, etc. at Order of operations thread index

      although I think this is usually the less popular option in polls

      Depends on how many adults have forgotten the rules, since that’s what the poll is really tracking. Students have no issue with getting them correct (we’re talking like 98% correct).

      apparently wolfram alpha does it that way, as well as most newer graphing calculators (TI switched between the ti-82 and ti-83)

      In both cases they’re disobeying The Distributive Law, and so are demonstrably wrong