I'll give you a hint: Read it even more closely.
(There's also a spoiler in the comments.)
I'll give you a hint: Read it even more closely.
(There's also a spoiler in the comments.)
You got me. I missed the bang!
You got me. I missed the bang!
No one's questioning whether the pedantic order of operations leads to 5. The ambiguity is whether the equation was intended to be written in that form, or whether it was a limitation of typography, which generally doesn't allow you to write proper equations.
No one's questioning whether the pedantic order of operations leads to 5. The ambiguity is whether the equation was intended to be written in that form, or whether it was a limitation of typography, which generally doesn't allow you to write proper equations.
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