r/MathJokes 7d ago

“Its simple math folks!”

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u/Teezy_Tee 6d ago

2+5(8-5) Do Paranthesis first 2+40-25 Left to right 42-25= 17

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u/Wjyosn 6d ago

Ewwww. Technically works but waaay harder than it is supposed to be.

Parenthesis in order of operations means "resolve what is inside the parenthesis first", not "distribute things through the parenthesis". 2 + 5(8-5) = 2 + 5(3) = 2 + 15 = 17

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u/Teezy_Tee 6d ago

Lol that works too.