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Originally Posted by aigel
BS. There are international rules of math. I have studied abroad and literally worked with people from every continent. They all speak the same math. It is wonderful (compared to other non-science disciplines, i.e. law, which are very country specific).
Seriously, you could give that math "problem" to scientists across the globe and the answer will be 60. And I am afraid in places such as Europe or Asia, there would be zero discussion on "interpretation". This is 5th grade math man.
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Not BS.
Yes, that math problem is easy because those basic conventions have been agreed upon for a long time. But not all "conventions" are so set in stone. Read these:
https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mathematical_convention
Conventions
https://math.berkeley.edu/~wu/order5.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiguity#Mathematical_notation
Ambiguous PEMDAS
Common Errors in College Math
Do you want more??
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