Doing a very specific equation with calc in less

Question

I need to do a very specific equation using calc in less.

Namely this

padding: 0 calc((100% - 1280px)/2 + 30px);

It works perfectly when i try it in the editor in chrome but i'm not sure what parts of the equation need to be encapsulated in ~"".

Currently i'm doing the below but it doesn't yield the correct sum

padding: 0px ~"calc((100% - 1280px)/2 + 30px)";

Answer 1

Less and calc

try:

padding: 0px calc(~"100% - 1280px)/2 + 30px");

Its a some what known issue with less:
Less Aggressive Compilation with CSS3 calc