Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-08 11:05:10 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0264163CD149FD981F991D5EA8B7BA664172389DA1B9BFF2A6C7A043CDB8CFAB
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Equations like this are purposefully written ambiguously in order to drive engagement. Article from a previous time this equation went viral, explaining the ambiguity and how to rewrite it to achieve each answer: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/science/math-equation-pedmas-bemdas-bedmas.html More on similar equations and how to pose them more properly: https://people.math.harvard.edu/~knill/pedagogy/ambiguity/index.html
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