> Nonsense,

?

> the answer should be according to the rules of the system at
> hand! If a system does not adhere to its own rules it is wrong, but when
> it has strange rules it is just strange.

I am saying that the answer to

    6/2 * (1+2)

as written, and based on the "proper" [tm] rules of mathematics =3D 9.
I am saying that "1" is an incorrect answer.
Do you disagree in either case?

If you do disagree, do you hold that " * " is not commutative?
Or ... ?

Is:

6/2 * (1+2)  =3D =3D  (1+2) * 6/2 ?



         Russell
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