Mog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoMath is not a democracylemmy.worldimagemessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1610arrow-down122
arrow-up1588arrow-down1imageMath is not a democracylemmy.worldMog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square135fedilink
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·27 days agoThis is why I write it as 2+(2x4). The parentheses aren’t techniclly necessary, but they do make it clearer to people who haven’t been in a school for 35 years.
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·edit-227 days agojust get rid of the x. 2+(24) = 26
minus-squareBarbarian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·27 days agoWhy write more than necessary? Surely 26 = 26 is enough.
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·27 days agobecause i like getting rid of the x. it reminds me of her. like flushing.
This is why I write it as 2+(2x4). The parentheses aren’t techniclly necessary, but they do make it clearer to people who haven’t been in a school for 35 years.
just get rid of the x. 2+(24) = 26
Why write more than necessary? Surely 26 = 26 is enough.
because i like getting rid of the x. it reminds me of her. like flushing.
2+8x