Order of operations - what is 6÷2(1+2) ?

[toml_12953]

(12-12-2020 01:55 PM)ijabbott Wrote:  

(12-12-2020 04:58 AM)toml_12953 Wrote:  Yes, to most programmers I know it means (x/2)*y.

Programmers, perhaps, but what about programming languages? Most would treat x/2y as a syntax error, and x/y2 as division of two variables x and y2 (except those primitive languages that only allow single letter variable names).

Syntax error is exactly why programmers put the missing multiplication sign in there.

x/2y becomes x/2*y

If the author wanted x/(2*y) (s)he should have used parentheses or a textbook notation

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   x
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  2y