most of the ambiguous problems that get passed around
There aren't any ambiguous ones, and anyone who thinks they're ambiguous has forgotten the rules of Maths.
use the division sign when they should just use a fraction
There's nothing wrong with using a Division sign, and anyone who thinks there is has forgotten the rules of Maths.
it is just visible no ambiguity
There's NEVER any ambiguity. It's what the rules of Maths are for!
a/b as in a over b
No, that's a divided by b. (a/b) is a over b.
idk how to do fractions on the phone if you know tell me!
No need to, just use Brackets for Fractions.
This one is just…math
They ALL are
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No it isn't.
none of the people writing these better be teachers
I am, and it's written correctly
You have to be more clear than this
It's already 100% clear to everyone who remembers the rules of Maths
assumed the math problem was one of the ambiguous ones
NONE of them are ambiguous
What du you mean, not writing it properly?
They mean they don't remember being taught that is the correct way to write it
it’s like saying 5 apples
5 baskets each with 3 apples actually
The multiplication is implied
No it's not. It's explicitly The Distributive Law, a(b+c)=(ab+ac). There is no Multiplication
I have some bad news for you about your education system
It's not the Education system, it's people not remembering what they were taught
Its because its: 2+5×(8−5)
No it isn't. It's 2+5(8−5). Different expression, but in this case co-incidentally the same answer. Preface the first 5 with a Division and you get different answers.
My calculator app
Was written by a programmer who didn't check the rules of Maths first. The only e-calc I've ever seen give the correct answer is MathGPT
not writing it properly
Except it is written properly, as per Maths textbooks
So, brackets: (8-5) is 3
No, it's 5(8-5)=15
Multiplication
There is no Multiplication. Only Addition and Brackets (and Subtraction inside Brackets).
2+5 is 8
In which you just did Addition before Brackets, and is thus wrong
8-5 is 3
5(8-5) is 15
8×3
There is no 8x3. 2+5(8-5)=2+15=17
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There's neither, only Addition and Brackets (and Subtraction inside Brackets).
Nope. 2+5(8-5)=2+(40-25), The Distributive Law, a(b+c)=(ab+ac)