That image is fake. The "old way" gives multiplication higher precedence than division, which is simply wrong - both have equal precedence.
Alright I'm starting to feel like I have a IQ of 0. The google calculator says the equation 20/5(2x2) = 16...
Angel Perez
Jaxon Martin
The actually correct answer is to use non-ambiguous notation.
Joshua Cooper
+1
Jayden Cruz
It's the liberal's new way of education, everyone is correct.
in fact, if a kid answered "your mama", it would be "equally correct"
Dylan Hill
Branlette is french for jacking off
Evan Russell
Adrian Hill
I for Indices.
Dominic Garcia
Lrn2parentheses
Ryder Roberts
>ITS TEH LIBRULS
gtfo fgt pls
Landon Morales
I think I see what mistake is made.
Before computers were mainstream, it was much more common to represent division vertically.
Vertical representation of division inherently treats the denominator and divisor as being in brackets, so if you wrote 20 / 5 (2*2) like that with everything as either a denominator or divisor, it would be 20 / (5 (2*2)).
So I believe that this confusion is the result of an incorrect conversion of a vertical division to a horizontal division.