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[–] 3 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Im terrible at math, what is this though?

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  • [–] 23 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    RPN or Reverse Polish Notation is a notation for calculators to be less ambiguous. The last numbers use the operator to their right, repeat. So no need for parenthesis or PEMDAS.

    • 2 5 8 5 - × +
    • (8 - 5 = 3)
    • 2 5 3 × +
    • (5 × 3 = 15)
    • 15 2 +
    • (15 + 2 = 17)
    • 17
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