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6÷2(1+2)
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I wrote a (very long) blog post about those viral math problems and am looking for feedback, especially from people who are not convinced that the problem is ambiguous.
It's about a 30min read so thank you in advance if you really take the time to read it, but I think it's worth it if you joined such discussions in the past, but I'm probably biased because I wrote it :)
It's not ambiguos nor an communication problem, it's basic Math
You should read the part about WolframAlpha in the blog.
https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=6%2Fxy+where+x%3D2%2C+y%3D3
https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=6%2Fx*%28y%29+where+x%3D2%2C+y%3D3
Heyoooooo
Now you changed it to an explicit multiplication. The ambiguity only comes from the implicit multiplication after a division, that's when the interpretation can be ambiguous. That's what the blog post really is about.