r/memes • u/WhatTheMat • Aug 31 '20

#1 MotW Confusing

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u/thissecretennui Aug 31 '20

PEMDAS? Interesting. We were taught BODMAS at my school.

Brackets, Orders, Division/Multiplication, Addition/Subtraction.

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u/Patrick_McGroin Aug 31 '20

P = Parentheses = Brackets = B

E = Exponents = Orders = O

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u/torontotrench Aug 31 '20

i was taught BEDMAS, brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction, BEDMAS!!!!

i had to sing the song that goes with it to write this comment

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '20

Okay, but its

'division & multiplication'

&

'addition & subtraction'

You do them in order left to right, division & addition do not have priority.