Mon May 03, 2004 8:46 pm
Originally posted by Tommy Boy
I can't tell what is a + sign and what is a division sign...but I will answer 125?
Am I right?
Can someone give this man the title of "Canadian Calculator", please?
Handy-dandy reference:
http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol7/order_operations.html
Mon May 03, 2004 9:35 pm
my age x 2 + 3 = winnurr!
Tue May 04, 2004 1:17 am
The answer = kicked because it's 4:20
Tue May 04, 2004 1:19 am
Originally posted by Tommy Boy
I will answer 125?
53
now where's my prize? Do i get an all-expensed payed trip to the barn?
Tue May 04, 2004 2:37 pm
It could be 53 or 125, depending of the sense of the question:
(30/2)x5-10+60 = 15x5-10+60 = 75+50 = 125
or
30/(2x5)-10+60 = 30/10-10+60 = 3+50 = 53
(30/2)x5-10+60 = 15x5-10+60 = 75+50 = 125
or
30/(2x5)-10+60 = 30/10-10+60 = 3+50 = 53
Tue May 04, 2004 2:40 pm
it would be 125, 2x5 was not in parenthises in the problem, therefore you go right across the board with multiplication and division, atleast how I was tought, some were taught PEMDAS which I was but I was also taught that division can come before multiplication and same with adding and subracting.
Tue May 04, 2004 3:08 pm
I also think it's 125 but I meant that people could have mixed it up. I just saw that I forgot to write it when I read your post.
Tue May 04, 2004 4:23 pm
Originally posted by Kurith
parenthises
mmmmmmmn parenthises.
