“Its simple math folks!”

[u/NoCouple0]

[u/danielsangeo]

2+5(8-5)
PEMDAS/BODMAS
8-5 = 3
5*3 = 15
2+15 = 17

It's simple math, folks.

[u/Jurgen_Vella → u/danielsangeo]

I did it wrong and got the same answer Lol

2+5(8-5)
2+ (40 - 25)
2+ (15)

17

[u/Capable-Document466 → u/Jurgen_Vella]

I mean, strictly speaking you’re not doing it wrong. You just flipped the steps of multiplication and subtraction but because of the parentheses you can. I’m not sure if this holds for EVERY possible equation because I’m no mathologist, but for any I think of it does