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2+5 is 8, 8-5 is 3. 8ร3 is 24.
But I also haven't done this kind of math since 4th grade so I'm not sure if the joke is that this is the real answer or the answer you get doing it wrong... ๐ค
2+5=8 quick maths (please don't fix it, thanks. Hope you're having a good one)
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do it in the order of brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition, and subtraction.
So, brackets: (8-5) is 3, Multiplication: 3ร5 is 15, addition: 15+2 is 17.
It's 8-5
Just noticed and fixed that a split second before your reply. We didnt have the mnemonic when I was going to school. Though I almost guarantee I would remember "PEMDAS" but not what it stood for even if we did ๐คฃ
Are you trolling? The bracket says (8-5) not (8-3)
You probably have to wait a moment for the edit to federate.
Ahhh ok now i see it, sorry :)