Yserbius
a. “in general when you use x(y) to multiply, you will use a bar to divide”
I hear, but eh that isnt a real rule
b. ““8/2(2+2)” which makes it a lot clearer that “2(2+2)” is the denominator and “8” is the numerator”
the reverse is true. the way you wrote it is ambiguous and I could hear either way. the way I wrote it is crystal clear with no room for ambiguity
8
—— = ?
2(2+2)
would equal 1 (hopefully that formatting doesnt get messed up
At any rate the mistake facing most people i not the issue facing most people online, though I do hear were ou are coming from, most people online either dont appreciate the order of operations, OR think multiplication always precedes division (peMDas)
scroll through this thread, where the ambiguities you mentioned arent an issue
Laskern, you are sticking in extra parenthesis that arent there .
8/(2(2+2)) = 1 correct
but the way it was written : 8÷2(2+2) = 8÷2(4) = 4(4) = 16