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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
There 9, because you wrote it in a line. Bad habit to mix "%" and "/" at same time, but not illegal. If you wanted to have "1/3" meaning a fraction, then you must write it "(1/3)" because:
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1 1
3 % - = 3 % ( - ) = 3 % ( 1 / 3 ) = 3 × ( 3 / 1 ) = 3 × 3 = 9
3 3
vs.
3 % 1 / 3 = 3 % 1 % 3 = ( 3 % 1 ) ÷ 3 = 1
Because left to right always on same hierachy. |
That was exactly how that question was written on a test.
Why I thought I would put it here since we have been discussing both reading and math here.
I do agree badly written.
I would have liked 9-3÷.33+1
Oh wait that doesn't work because of the first division sign.