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[-] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 23 points 9 months ago

The correct answer is 16. Multiplication and Division happen at the same level of priority, and are evaluated left-to-right.

[-] bestnerd@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

PEMDAS be damned?

[-] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 29 points 9 months ago

PEMDAS should be read as Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction. There are four levels of priority, not six.

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