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The apples were a lie!
Because I was taught maths correctlyGCSE grade B - how can that equate to being taught maths incorrectly?
What the **** are you waffling about now?
If you got B grade GCSE without ever being taught that you divide and multiply before you add and you add before you subtract then you managed through blind luck and nothing more as the rules regarding the order of operations are essential to being able to do GCSE level algebra correctly.
You may not have been taught them as BODMAS but I refuse to believe you were never taught these orders at all.
To be quite honest, given the way you're avoiding answering the actual question over and over again, I think you're probably TROLLOLOLOLING
No, you don't have 40 apples x 0 apples. You have 40 lots of 0 apples.
I don't remember bodmas being taught when I was at school, other than understanding that a power is applied first. My memory may be wrong, but I think order of precedence was avoided as much as possible using brackets (and the aforementioned power rule) as it can be hard enough for people to learn mathematics without having to consider bodmas as well. Bodmas can be avoided altogether with sufficient use of brackets, and considering GCSE mathematics did not involve particularly complicated equations or formulas I seem to recall that teachers avoided the need for bodmas as much as possible (late 80's and early 90's). But I may be wrong.
You were taugh the process though.
It's on National Curriculum, and has been since prior to when you were at school, 1988 iirc
Well clearly I wasn't, seeing as I don't know about it - if I had been taught about it, I'd know about it, so balls to you
What question that has been asked over and over again?
Imagine 40 parallel universes.
In each of these universes, there are 0 apples. (the horror!)
In total, across all the 40 universes, how many apples? 0
P.S. 40 apples x 0 apples is not an equation that is currently solvable with present levels of technology. It caused my calculator to display 8008135 when I tried it.
Well clearly I wasn't, seeing as I don't know about it - if I had been taught about it, I'd know about it, so balls to you
No, you clearly were taught the process.
You'd literally have never passed math without the process, it's not hard to understand.
It's on the National Curriculum, you're taught the correct method.
It's Keystage 3.
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But it's not a question of what you start out with, it's a question of what the answer is
40*2 can be written as 2+2+2+2... 40 times, yes? Well 40*0 can be written as 0+0+0+0+0... 40 times. You can add 0 to 0 until the cows come home, you're still just going to have 0
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How did you manage to do GCSE level algebra if you were never taught the rules about how it works?
I've asked you several times.
I can understand perhaps not being taught it in terms of the little BODMAS thing but surely you had to learn these rules at some point, as they are the basic underpinnings of algebra, without them you can't really progress any further than long division and percentages?
There, i've even quoted them for you.
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Because I was taught maths correctly
Yes, you are ABSOLUTELY correct.
Getting a B in GCSE maths meaning you are 100% correct. Those people who got A in GCSE got a few questions wrong.
See, you do learn something new everyday.
The problem you have here is that you are using your own convention for the formula. What you say by your convention is true, but by the common convention that everyone assumes then you are wrong. The common convention says that 40 x 0 = 0 , and that apples x apples = apples squared, so the common convention would say:
40 apples x 0 apples = 0 apples squared
You are talking about addition really, 40 apples + 0 apples = 40 apples, and you are using "x" to indicate an addition. I know you know what you mean, but everyone else will see the "x" and assume multiplication
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Yes. Fact. Stick it to the math idiots
lol
I get that a little bit. But if you can remember how we were tought in school with physical object, usualy stones or pebles.
So for example if ive PHYSICALLY got 40 pebles on the left side of the table and other side of the table i have 0 pebles. If i multiply them i still have the 40 pebles on the left hand side of the table or where do they go.
Or if i get paid £40 for my job fixed rate and for commision sales they multiply my salary. I have made no sales this month but i still have my fixed £40 salary.
How many people will be banging their head against some tables right about now.
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Whatever - you're now arguing semantics. I hope you enjoyed your ''''math'''' classes (it's maths by the way)
Thhhhrrrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppppppppppp.
Whatever - you're now arguing semantics. I hope you enjoyed your ''''math'''' classes (it's maths by the way)
I'm not arguing semantics, you're just avoiding the issue because you're TROLLOLOLOLOLING and you know full well you did learn these rules.
I'm well aware that maths has an s in it, that's why I keep writing it with an s in it.
For someone so critical of other peoples English skills, your reading ability is truly shocking.
Well...no - not if adding spurious brackets into equations has anything to do with it.
I have not/was not/haven't been ever taught the whole brackets/no brackets/use this set of rules regarding adding brackets/no brackets ever. Not ever. I did do many years at school - none of your ideologies were taught though. Add brackets where there are none.
At least I learned Inglish and music
I have not/was not/haven't been ever taught the whole brackets/no brackets/use this set of rules regarding adding brackets/no brackets ever. Not ever. I did do many years at school - none of your ideologies were taught though. Add brackets where there are none.
At least I learned Inglish and music
3 x 2 = 2 + 2 + 2
or 3 x 2 = 3 + 3
there are 3 twos or 2 threes.
2 x 0 = 0 + 0
or (nothing)
there are 2 zeros or 0 twos.
How can you argue with that.