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BurmesePenguin posted...

Or whatever pemdas is is not universally applied and you're only hearing from the dominant group that utilizes it, presumably Americans.

Europe developed the order of operations hundreds of years ago and is the same in every other country that has adopted the convention regardless of the mnemonic that each country uses to educate children on how to use it correctly.

So what country are you from that still insists on using its own system since every other country that participates in international scientific research has adopted the European order of operations for the sake of convenience?