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EmxATW5m Many calculators not... 10-05-2011, 06:03 AM

vintsqyuid The correct answer, according... 10-05-2011, 06:40 AM

Goodwin You've changed the original... 10-05-2011, 06:48 AM

Vomazoono The correct answer should be... 11-04-2011, 07:12 AM

peveballery The problem with some of them... 11-04-2011, 07:15 AM

Goodwin PEDMAS, BODMAS, BIDMAS or... 11-04-2011, 07:22 AM

peveballery Exactly. Any definitive rule... 11-04-2011, 07:28 AM

MatueHarton But havn't you done it as... 11-04-2011, 08:25 AM

Butiqueso Seems as though the normal... 11-04-2011, 08:39 AM

EmxATW5m Huh? There's no questions... 11-04-2011, 08:43 AM

illetrygrargo They're both right, only some... 11-04-2011, 09:15 AM

Ingeborga Exactly as posted, I got 2... 11-04-2011, 09:15 AM

prmwsinfo In that first question is a... 11-04-2011, 11:10 AM

Vomazoono One set of calculators... 11-04-2011, 12:37 PM

Xxedxevh OMG make love to me right now... 11-04-2011, 01:18 PM

MatueHarton I was never taught about the... 11-04-2011, 01:30 PM

hexniks By following the basic rules... 11-04-2011, 01:45 PM

blohannaserri If a plane is placed on a... 11-04-2011, 02:17 PM

ingeneensueva Answer is 2 anyway you put... 11-04-2011, 02:27 PM

ingeneensueva so anyway kaotika did you... 11-04-2011, 02:35 PM

geaveheadeNox My Ti-89 (with some... 11-04-2011, 02:47 PM

mireOpekrhype NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... 11-04-2011, 04:56 PM

Vokbeelllicky Interesting...... 11-04-2011, 05:48 PM

EmxATW5m Top of course, just like it's... 11-04-2011, 06:06 PM

sapedotru I want that. =( 11-04-2011, 07:27 PM

EmxATW5m Now the big question - does... 11-04-2011, 07:30 PM

BundEnhamma This is something new? My 20... 11-04-2011, 07:45 PM

EmxATW5m Yeah, the issue is that you... 11-04-2011, 07:47 PM

hexniks Totally agree, what the hell... 11-04-2011, 08:58 PM

KukkoDrukko I also got 2 as my answer. I... 12-04-2011, 08:36 PM

MatueHarton Does it matter? We were... 12-04-2011, 08:43 PM

EmxATW5m 2 ( 9 + 3 ), 2( 9 + 3 ) -... 12-04-2011, 08:55 PM

hexniks There is absolutely nothing... 12-04-2011, 09:28 PM

9mm_fan He is right. If you are... 12-04-2011, 09:29 PM

MatueHarton It's vague for the reason... 12-04-2011, 09:33 PM

hexniks You never had to apply a left... 12-04-2011, 09:35 PM

Goodwin Hate to say this but you're... 12-04-2011, 09:44 PM

Ingeborga Why do people keep saying... 12-04-2011, 10:32 PM

hexniks a(a+c) and a*(a+c) are... 12-04-2011, 10:35 PM

Ingeborga So I would also think, but... 12-04-2011, 10:41 PM

Goodwin Correct, which is why the... 12-04-2011, 10:42 PM

EmxATW5m They are, as in, you do them... 12-04-2011, 10:44 PM

AsmViktor bless my dear aunt sally... 12-04-2011, 10:47 PM

EmxATW5m well you're missing exponents... 12-04-2011, 10:51 PM

KukkoDrukko Well, to me, having 2(9+3),... 12-04-2011, 11:15 PM

Goodwin That would be the case if (a)... 12-04-2011, 11:37 PM

9mm_fan I'm actually a bit shocked at... 12-05-2011, 04:50 AM

Vipvlad Since these things are used... 12-05-2011, 04:54 AM

9mm_fan I don't think it is obnoxious... 12-05-2011, 04:56 AM

erubresen As far as I can remember, I... 12-05-2011, 05:04 AM

MatueHarton Exactly. Some people in here... 12-05-2011, 05:11 AM

Goodwin It's not about 'feeling... 12-05-2011, 05:24 AM

erubresen Regardless, if this... 12-05-2011, 05:27 AM

EmxATW5m Then you weren't taught the... 12-05-2011, 05:29 AM

Vipvlad This just proves Maths is a... 12-05-2011, 05:31 AM

Goodwin It is correct and it is... 12-05-2011, 05:36 AM

erubresen The fact is, we were taught... 12-05-2011, 05:40 AM

Goodwin That doesn't surprise me -... 12-05-2011, 05:45 AM

EmxATW5m To get some image of... 12-05-2011, 05:47 AM

Ingeborga 13th, 7th and 7th - that does... 04-13-2011, 03:49 PM

MatueHarton Surprise surprise the UK is... 04-13-2011, 08:05 PM

Goodwin Aye, shame really - if all of... 04-13-2011, 09:53 PM

EmxATW5m That goes both ways, some... 04-13-2011, 09:56 PM

hexniks What?... 04-14-2011, 05:07 AM

EmxATW5m IIRC it's been proven that it... 04-14-2011, 05:38 AM

lrUyiva1 Exactly what I was thinking... 04-14-2011, 07:23 AM

MatueHarton They can barely speak the... 04-14-2011, 03:11 PM

gennnniiikk Speaking from first hand... 04-14-2011, 03:58 PM

hexniks This is generally what I have... 04-14-2011, 05:43 PM

Xxedxevh lol Kaotika, your first pic... 04-21-2011, 05:35 AM

EmxATW5m They're not my pics... 04-21-2011, 07:22 AM

Buyingtime I was also taught to reduce... 04-21-2011, 08:17 AM

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12-04-2011, 10:44 PM	#11
EmxATW5m Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	Why do people keep saying multiplication and division are equally important operands - surely they're not? They are, as in, you do them from left to right, you don't do multiplications first and then divisions, or the other way around, you just go left to right Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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