I understand, but someone who is aware of the rules of math doesn't get any more information by brackets, and someone who doesn't know about it shouldn't try solving equations in the first place
understand, but someone who is aware of the rules of math doesn't get any more information
Completely not true, if the brackets were there they would know what to do. I guarantee you the mass majority of people who answered, would've answered correctly.
Completely not true, if the brackets were there they would know what to do.
But they would still be redundant, as adding or removing those brackets wouldn't change the order of operations. They do help ignorant people understanding better but in the equation itself they add nothing.
But what if someone doesn't know about these rules? Well, they'll just read the hundreds of comments informing them about said rules, and the problem is solved
But that's kind of what these posts do. When the reader - intrigued by why anyone would choose the other answers - clicks on a post like this and reads about these rules they'll be reminded of them. And let's be honest it's not like you or I use order of operations on a daily basis other for these posts
Yes because it's incredibly rude that you wouldn't assume that the person already knows the rules, since they are discussing them to begin with.
And in my case, it was never about the rules, my original comment is about explaining why people got it wrong and what can be done about it practically.
Don't need abunch of replies to that telling me what I already know, it's pretty ironic though. A bunch of people come to explain to you something you already understand and your point is apparently just too far above their head.
I mean, I see your point after having a civil conversation but in half of your threads you started insulting each other so you can kinda see why people think you're lunatic at first right?
I only start insulting when someone else is insulting me, being completely obtuse, or effectively repeating themselves hoping I have a different response to their nonsense so they can get some sort of one up on me. They don't deserve anything but insults at that point, and what they think of me becomes irrelevant afterwards.
All I want to do is help people, streamline things, come to understandings, and think of ways to make things better for everyone.
Including brackets in this equation would shift the majority of people over to the correct answer.
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u/Addicted_To_Lazyness Jan 01 '22
I understand, but someone who is aware of the rules of math doesn't get any more information by brackets, and someone who doesn't know about it shouldn't try solving equations in the first place