Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-11 17:28:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FDE1C457899CCFF184A17DE8A95B4D6C73A2B2A6E90A99B7CA73BAB41E1CD4A1
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Original Note:
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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