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6 - 1 x 0 + 2 / 2 = ?????
0 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
1 34%  34%  [ 10 ]
3 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
3.5 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
5 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
6 7%  7%  [ 2 ]
7 55%  55%  [ 16 ]
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Grade 5 maths in 1984... Or was it '85? :lol:

ION: Guess who's teaching maths as of next week? :lol:

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I'm always rubbish at these because I can never remember the correct order in which to multiply. divide, subtract etc. From now onwards I shall try and remember "BODMAS".

This is why I use Google to find the answer for me.

Working on my own I answered "1", Google tells me the answer is 7.

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid ... 20&bih=979

FWIW I got a "B" for GCSE Maths in 2003.

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Linux_User wrote:
I'm always rubbish at these because I can never remember the correct order in which to multiply. divide, subtract etc.

This is why I use Google to find the answer for me.

Working on my own I answered "1", Google tells me the answer is 7.

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid ... 20&bih=979

FWIW I got a "B" for GCSE Maths.


multiply and divide are truly the same operator so are equal in precedence and are done first. (2*0.25 = 2/4)
substraction and addition behave in the same way (2+1 = 2-(-1))

then you just need to remember that you have to do all the multiply/ divide before adding/substracting.


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FWIW I got a "B" for GCSE Maths in 2003.

I can't even remember what I got. It was either a B or a C (in 1995).

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multiply and divide are truly the same operator

No they're not.

Not even close.

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TheFrenchun wrote:
multiply and divide are truly the same operator

No they're not.

Not even close.

at this level they are. In real maths they do behave quite differently.


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I feel like a spaz now and I'm questioning myself. Should there be some brackets in the question, or shall I count myself with the inumerate masses ten years my junior?

BODMAS for the Win!

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