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Just look at those viral math problems. I recently saw one that was something like (1+2*3)*(1*0) and most comments were arguing if it was 7 or 9

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I think you mean (1+2*3)*(1*0).

Escape your asterisks, kids.

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I mean, it doesn’t matter.

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I was going to claim 9 because I though there was some markdown that italicised things with a single ^, and your intent was (1+2³). Before the (1•0) of course.

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It does if you forgot everything you learned in school

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