Look at the very first post back from 2011;D... there are 1.5 million people that see this math problem the same way I do. Yes, there are 2.5 million that see it your way.
Camel Case .... didn't ask for a remark just because you feel like its an old topic. I learned one way of working this problem, now there seems to be a new way and I want to learn the correct ( best) way to work them. Don't need your crap.
My knowledge( or lack thereof) has always taught me that there should always be a way to prove any math operation. As of right now, all you PEMDAS'ers are only standing on a understanding of the basic order of operations. It seems to all work fine if everthing is all multiplication, but throw in...