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Yeah. The order of operations has that covered. Parentheses are unnecessary
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Yeah. The order of operations has that covered. Parentheses are unnecessary
As has been mentioned, the parentheses are unnecessary. The reason is that under the standard rules for mathematical expressions, multiplication and division are to be performed before addition and subtraction.Wouldn’t it have to be 230 - (220 * .5) for the answer to be 5!
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And, depending on what language / compiler you are using, assuming that it will follow the "standard rules" for order of operation can leave you standing in deep doo-doo.As has been mentioned, the parentheses are unnecessary. The reason is that under the standard rules for mathematical expressions, multiplication and division are to be performed before addition and subtraction.
Titanic
What women want....
Was the title of a movie.
I think this was the original theater poster...
She would have told you it's 'factorial'.5 Fractal or 120 by another name.
But, I had to look it up.
I should have asked my wife, she's the math major.
I can't even get that right!She would have told you it's 'factorial'.
Uggh… reminds me of all the engines in the good running Cash 4 Clunkers cars/trucks that were rendered permanently inop by a similar method.
Quite the Mercator projection.
Quite the Mercator projection.
Wouldn't that be 'doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo...?'Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana nana.....
Stop or I'll flush you!Ta ta tada! It's.....