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So simple math problems are blowing people's minds now?
Always has been.
Just wait for the annual "PEDMAS vs PEMDAS" ~~discussion~~ flame-war on any major social media platform.
"Pedmas" sounds like a holiday for pedophiles...
End of debate.
Why? Not sure what the debate is, if you divide/multiply first?
It can matter if you don't have enough significant figures, so I tend to do division last to preserve as much precision as I can. In theory it shouldn't matter, but it can matter in practice.
So the debate is whether it could or could not matter?
No, the debate is stupid.
I'm just saying there is a situation where it could matter, not that the debate is valid.
Ah, I'm still trying to figure out what the debate is. Sorry mate, but thanks for trying to respond, I appreciate you having tried. I'm just missing something.
I am more impressed that people know about divisibility. What's next, random people knowing about ideals?