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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by wischi@programming.dev to c/memes@lemmy.ml
 

https://zeta.one/viral-math/

I wrote a (very long) blog post about those viral math problems and am looking for feedback, especially from people who are not convinced that the problem is ambiguous.

It's about a 30min read so thank you in advance if you really take the time to read it, but I think it's worth it if you joined such discussions in the past, but I'm probably biased because I wrote it :)

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[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

P.S. if you DID want to indicate "weak juxtaposition", then you just put a multiplication symbol, and then yes it would be done as "M" in BEDMAS, because it's no longer the coefficient of a bracketed term (to be solved as part of "B"), but a separate term.

6/2(1+2)=6/(2+4)=6/6=1

6/2x(1+2)=6/2x3=3x3=9