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This is very upsetting
Thanks for the heads-up. I would have been happier never knowing haha
The implied brackets. THE IMPLIED BRACKETS!! The horror.
Thanks for the response kind soul
No worries. Yeah I get that it's a bit weird if you know how to do it properly but it's actually a fairly helpful trick for quickly calculating discounts, which I assume is the indented use. Remember, calculators were designed for lazy business folks who suck at math.
This is exactly how someone who failed HS math would think about the problem, and conveniently, it just works.