>>12240998>I literally have a masters in mathematics and the ONLY correct answer is 1No you don't.
If there are no parenthesis containing both 2 and (2+2) to denote that is done first, then (2+2) is not in the denominator. i.e.
> In PEMDAS, "m" is before "d" for a reason, and that reason is the distributive property. Multiplication and division are commutative. Division is just multiplication by a multiplicative inverse. is just shorthand
Though the notation is faulty requiring that whatever is being divided must be to the right of the previous term which can lead to confusion for people appealing to ancient writing conventions specifically for papers. In PEMDAS, M = D because of this. So you can do either one first. Multiplication is commutative. So
Also think about this
or ? According to PEMDAS, it's the latter since there are no parenthesis, and no exponents so you just do division or multiplication first. For the same reason
> You would never, NEVER divide first because it removes the distribution from the paranthetical component of the equationSee pic related again. That's how PEMDAS is taught in every elementary school math textbook.