Whenever I use a calculator (or a compiler) I sprinkle brackets=20
everywhere. It usually annoys someone but it saves me in the long run.

On 3/10/2012 10:42 PM, cdb wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:45:05 +1300, RussellMc wrote:
> :: Reverse the order of the two indivisible* portions.
> :: A =3D (1 + 2) * 6 / 2
>
> Yes, but,ignoring RPN for a moment, surely the 'convention' is that a
> bracketed sum is performed first and then depending on the incarnation (o=
f
> compiler) the next sequence would be to read the remaining operators with
> the same precedence in left to right order.
>
> In which case as my trusty Casio states, the answer is 1, only if the
> division is performed first does the result come to 9 as per other
> algorithms.
>
> Colin
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