Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-11 16:32:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E5B45E2654FAD3BBA0FD230A5226139DFB2DAF967EFD6FEED61F307E5CF451CF
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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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