Polls are fun, but order of operations never takes a vote. That’s what makes math comforting.
This isn’t even math, just convention on rules for order of operations.
Order of operations only has one rule: Bedmas (or pemdas if you’re not from north america)
If you look at the arguments on math forums, you’ll see that there isn’t just one rule.
It is a convention, and different places teach different conventions.
Namely, some places say thatPEDMASis a very strict order. Other places say that it isPE D|M A|S, where D and M are the same level and order is left-to-right, and same with addition vs subtraction.
And others, even in this post, say it’sPEMDAS, which I have heard before.“Correct” and “incorrect” don’t apply to conventions, it’s simply a matter of if the people talking agree on the convention to use. And there are clearly at least three that highly educated people use and can’t agree on.
