@apropos I recall in precalc they at least used to have a way to vocalize the parenthetical version vs the unparenthetical:

"six plus three divided by two" --> 6+3/2
"six plus three in quantity divided by two" --> (6+3)/2

The thing is, these little gotcha math questions are not taken seriously by any mathematicians or university courses. They teach you how to deal with these in high school algebra, and even then only sometimes, because really, anybody who's actually using math to convey any information will not use these confusing forms.

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