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minus-squarex4740N@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down14·edit-23 hours agoIts because its: 2+5×(8−5) My calculator app automatically added it when typing in what was in the image and “2+5×(8−5)” does equal 17. It’s absolutely the fault of the person making the social media media post for not writing it properly and confusing people.
minus-squareodelik@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 hour agoThe multiplication is implied and has been part of the standard mathematical notation for far longer than any of us have been alive.
minus-squareBattleGrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 hours ago5(8-5) is perfectly fine, it’s like saying 5 apples
minus-squareaxx@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 hours agoWhat du you mean, not writing it properly?
Its because its:
My calculator app automatically added it when typing in what was in the image and “2+5×(8−5)” does equal 17.
It’s absolutely the fault of the person making the social media media post for not writing it properly and confusing people.
The multiplication is implied and has been part of the standard mathematical notation for far longer than any of us have been alive.
5(8-5) is perfectly fine, it’s like saying 5 apples
What du you mean, not writing it properly?