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Why mathmaticians made order of operations?

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∙ 9y ago

That's because the result may VARY, depending on the order. Try, for example, 1 + 2 x 3, which can either be 7 or 9, depending on which calculation you do first.

Therefore, it is important to have a general agreement on the order of operations.

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