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Old 04-29-2011, 02:14 PM   #36 (permalink)
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And I have always been taught the exact opposite. With multiplication taking precedence over division, and addition over subtraction. From grade school through high school, and even through my Calculus I,II, III and Differential Equations math courses at my University. It's astounding that something as finite as mathematic could be interpreted differently by different people.
Yeah, I always assumed it was the same everywhere. This thread has been an eye-opener.
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