'''6÷2(1+2) == 6÷(2*(1+2))'''
Entering the equation as 6/2(1+2) into a cell in a LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet will result in Err:509 (Missing operator) This forces the user to format the equation using explicit multiplication as . To avoid the left to right problem in most programming languages, the compiler must be instructed in advance to prepare for the function with an extra pair of parenthesis 6/(2*(1+2)).