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Originally Posted by winders
Bill,
The document was there. There are too many references to it to infer that it never was there.
Your last formula makes is fine if you don't use the convention that says multiplication indicated by juxtaposition is carried out before division. This convention is not uncommon or we would not be having this debate.
I am not arguing that the answer is "2". I am arguing that equation is ambiguous and should not be written the way it is. I am arguing that it is easy to see how many people come up with "2" as the answer.
Your position is far too black and white considering the division this equation inspires in the mathematical community.
Scott
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My position is black/white because all you have to do is follow the most basic rules of math w/o making up anything else to get the correct result. No matter which way you do it all you have to do is follow the 6 basic rules as they are supposed to be taught