40+40x0+1 =

kokuten · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:51

please discuss this equation...

40+40x0+1 =

Mr Jack · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:52

Seriously? Are people that bad at maths?

UncleRuckus · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:53

It's 41.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_operations

Westyfield2 · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:53

41

BODMAS

kokuten · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:53

Mr Jack said:
Seriously? Are people that bad at maths?

not really, just want to se peoples take on this as there is a lot of debate surrounding it...

Moothead2 · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:53

There is no debate, it's 41 :rolleyes:

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Glaucus · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:53

[TW]Fox · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:54

kokuten said:
not really, just want to se peoples take on this as there is a lot of debate surrounding it...

How can there be any debate about it? :confused:

RomanNose · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:54

It's not an equation as it does not contain two expressions.

[FnG]magnolia · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:54

Excel says it's 41.

What are YOUR thoughts OP?

Hyburnate · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:55

41 BODMAS.
Brackets
Order
Divide
Multiply
Add
Subtract

shifty_uk · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:55

Keeps popping up on my Facebook feed. Everyone keeps selecting 1, I assumed it was just a trick way of cheating a calculator. The answer should be 41, surely?

kokuten · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:55

[FnG]magnolia;20534320 said:
Excel says it's 41.

What are YOUR thoughts OP?

i only posted this as i am sitting opposite someone who doesn't understand it.. so thought i'd bring it here to see if anyone else has any difficulty with it, low and behold OcUK's intellect is far superior than that of a normal person....

Antar Bolaeisk · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:56

paddy · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:56

It seems this has spread to everyones Facebook...

41

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_operations

edit: as said above - I type too slow!

Shayper · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:56

Damn facebook.

It's not even ambiguously written this time! Of course it's 41.

RomanNose · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:57

You guys should have just used to some odd base to troll the OP.

aproctor · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:58

Ok Ok, i fell for it..

My only excuse is, i don't have one.

Shayper · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:58

RomanNose said:
You guys should have just used to some odd base to troll the OP.

What do you mean? Using different moduli?

Clown · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:58

kokuten said:
not really, just want to se peoples take on this as there is a lot of debate surrounding it...

kokuten said:
i only posted this as i am sitting opposite someone who doesn't understand it.. so thought i'd bring it here to see if anyone else has any difficulty with it, low and behold OcUK's intellect is far superior than that of a normal person....

Ah, the old "It was my friend" routine.