[quote=mbl]
Also, in computer programming the solidus takes obelus's place as the basic division operator, which is why drakel's program worked the problem the way it did.
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I won't deny this... I was actually going to bring that up as well..

Because in programing I couldn't use the obelus's I had to write it out as " X = 6/2*(2+1)" to have it work to begin with. It is technically the same problem overall but just further simplified to work in the program... I also needed a variable ( "x") in there for the answer to fall into so it could be displayed... and just in case I set it as an Integer that would equal zero until the problem was solved. But that's neither here nor there and just some extra boring programming details that nobody wants to hear.

In any case thanks for clearing that up early Mbl. I was just about to ask until I saw this post lol.