Obelix@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoA fake Facebook event disguised as a math problem has been one of its top posts for 6 monthswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down125
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkA fake Facebook event disguised as a math problem has been one of its top posts for 6 monthswww.engadget.comObelix@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square164fedilink
minus-square💡𝚂𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝙰𝗉𝗉𝗌📱@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·15 hours ago The 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
minus-squareHereIAm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 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?
minus-square💡𝚂𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝙰𝗉𝗉𝗌📱@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours ago I said it’s a mistake to think one of them has a precedence over the other And I said it’s not a mistake. You still get the right answer. You’re arguing the same point I’m making? No, I’m telling you that prioritising either isn’t a mistake. Mistakes give wrong answers. Prioritising either doesn’t give wrong answers.
There’s no “trick” - it’s a straight-out test of Maths knowledge.
Nothing ambiguous about it. The Term of the left divided by the Term on the right.
It’s not a mistake. You can do them in any order you want.
Which means you can do them in any order
“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?
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.