40-32/2
=40-16
=24
=4*3*2*1
=4!

I hate how these things always come up because "order of operations!" It's mostly people who are bad at math remembering one topic they struggled with and finally got right, and now they know it's a touchy subject so it will drive engagement. It's the modern equivalent of "Mathematicians hate this one secret for solving equations! Click to find out!" Pure engagement bait.

But in all the engineering ive done, things never really come up like this. If there is any potential clarity issues, parentheses would be used, or it would be formatted in a way that makes it much more clear.

40 - (32/2), or 40 - ³²⁄₂ has no clarity issues imo. You don't even have to think about order of operations because 32 halves is a number on its own. it isn't an "operation" to do necessarily, it's a fraction to reduce.

And yes, I get the joke. The joke is making fun of the engagement bait of "some people will get the order of operations wrong!"

40-32/2 _ 4!

40-16 _ 2×3×4

30-6 _ 2×12

24 = 24

Checks out.

Depends if the kid said "four!" or "four factorial"

Throw up some brackets, you rage-baiting motherfucker!

And that kids name? Mathew Matician.

Intentionally writing equations shittily is a special type of brain rot.

40 - (32 / 2) = ?

Ftfy.

I actually remember seeing this on my YouTube feed. I was pretty confused at first until I saw the factorial sign.

Where is the bell curve

Not related. I love your username

it's wrong, because:

• i would never ask a kid something like that
• there is a question mark missing
• i don't know any kids and they would probably just flip me off in that situation, which is okay, because they shouldn't talk to strangers

Such a great post lmao

What enrages me is the pairing of "wrong" and "correct".

With pemdas correct if written, incorrect if spoken. Ignoring pemdas the opposite. And verbally if the exclamation is not spoken as factorial