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Igel

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12. Ah, PEMDAS.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:12 AM

16 hrs ago

Amazingly, I see the occasional kid in AP Calculus BC making this mistake.

Want true humor, toss in some fractions with exponents, but be sure to have a squeegee and step stool available to scrape the brain bits from the wall and ceiling.

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Can you solve this equation? [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday OP

That was funny UpInArms Yesterday #1

yes Celerity 23 hrs ago #9

snicker niyad Yesterday #2

Let's see...(math is not my strong suite, lol) mwmisses4289 Yesterday #3

Yes I did, and agree 10 squared % Enter stage left Yesterday #4

Is that a threat? Historic NY Yesterday #5

That is even better than seashells, sheshe2 Yesterday #6

XXXX LOL! applegrove 23 hrs ago #7

And the numbers have it! Aussie105 23 hrs ago #8

*is tackled by ICE* eggplant 22 hrs ago #10

Are you suggesting there is safety in numbers? BadgerKid 18 hrs ago #11

Ah, PEMDAS. Igel 16 hrs ago #12

42. DiverDave 16 hrs ago #13

You're goin' ta jail! Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #14

8649? kentuck 15 hrs ago #15

Subtract 2 from it Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 12 hrs ago #16

Sorry.. I over-looked the -2... kentuck 12 hrs ago #17

Can you spell that out in sea shells for me? Martin Eden 10 hrs ago #18