Name: Stocking's Order; or Why 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = 1
Uploaded: 2024-12-22T21:40:03+00:00
Duration: 20 min 55 s
Description: A look at why those who push a legalistic view of order of operations (aka PEMDAS) are wrong when they try to say that the viral math expression 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = 16. The reason: implicit operations trum

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Health & Science Education viral math expressions viral math equations 8÷2(2 2) implicit vs. explicit operations

A look at why those who push a legalistic view of order of operations (aka PEMDAS) are wrong when they try to say that the viral math expression 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = 16. The reason: implicit operations trump explicit operations.

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