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[–] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The issue normally with these “trick” questions

There's no "trick" - it's a straight-out test of Maths knowledge.

the ambiguous nature of that division sign

Nothing ambiguous about it. The Term on the left divided by the Term on the right.

A common mistake is to think division is prioritised above multiplication

It's not a mistake. You can do them in any order you want.

when it actually has the same priority

Which means you can do them in any order

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    "A common mistake is to think division is prioritised above multiplication"

    That is what I said. I said it's a mistake to think one of them has a precedence over the other. You're arguing the same point I'm making?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    I said it’s a mistake to think one of them has a precedence over the other

    And I said it's not a mistake. You still get the right answer.

    You’re arguing the same point I’m making?

    No, I'm telling you that prioritising either isn't a mistake. Mistakes give wrong answers. Prioritising either doesn't give wrong answers.

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