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Order of operations in Wolfram|Alpha?

Posted 3 years ago

The expression 30 ÷ 1/5 of 25 is resulting into 150 on Wolfram|Alpha. I think 'of' and multiplication are little different. Number on the left and number on the right of 'of' should be taken as if they are in bracket i.e. 30 ÷ (1/5 of 25). Although it can be seen in the picture that it is reading the input correctly, but still the result is showing as 150.

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POSTED BY: Sumit Kumar
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Posted 1 year ago
POSTED BY: Bob P
Posted 3 years ago
POSTED BY: Mike Besso
Posted 3 years ago

Thanks for replying Mike.

I think since 'of' conveys the meaning of 'some part of something' as in

'three fifth of fifty' or '25% of n',

it should be treated as a group and not as a common multiplication operation represented by X or *.

POSTED BY: Sumit Kumar
Posted 3 years ago
POSTED BY: Mike Besso
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