• TWeaK@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Replace (2+2) with x and tell me that the 2 and the x are not both in the denominator.

    8 / 2x = 4 / x = 4 / (2+2) = 1

    Implicit multiplication takes priority over division. The calculator is right.

    If you put an explicit multiplication into the calculator, then you’ll get 16.