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Try this on windows. Open the calculator app. Now type the following:

100 + 2 * 5

Look at the result. Did it match what you expected?

Feb 26 at 12:03amWeb
Show threadChris SmartFeb 26
@VK6VCC I got 510
Show threadOnno (VK6FLAB)Feb 26

@VK6VCC while I don't have a Windows instance handy, I'd expect the answer to be 510, rather than 110.

If you use a dumb calculator, you're also going to get 510.

On my RPN calculator I'd type:

100 <Enter> 2 <Enter> 5 x +

Show threadJurgen ON5MFFeb 26
@vk6flab that's why RPN rules! 🙂
Show threadCarsten G0SYPFeb 27
@VK6VCC If you switch to Scientific mode it should return the correct result IIRC.