40+40x0+1 =

Glaucus said:
I don't think it is ambigiuous, if you just use conventions, if you want to ignore those conventions then yes it would be.

If hand written(or using equation) font you would put the 3+3 on the bottom, when that isn't available you would use extra brackets to indicate where it goes.
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Conventions are conventions :P, clearly that guy does not know about it and he does maths as a day job :D.
This convention might be different in other school systems, it's just stupid to say that you have to do it this way because this is the way I was taught.
There is not really a right answer as it's all dependent on the school system.
 
Westyfield2 said:
Without wanting to insult thick people, how can people not know BODMAS?

It's pre-GCSE maths! I've filled my head with a lot of **** since then, but even I can still remember it!
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GCSEs are a long time ago for a lot of people and the majority of us don't do any real maths in life.
 
I was brought up to believe the + sign means you take one number away from the other and to solve problems in order therefore the answer is 1.

who is anyone to call me wrong?
 
RomanNose said:
Conventions are conventions :P, clearly that guy does not know about it and he does maths as a day job :D.
This convention might be different in other school systems, it's just stupid to say that you have to do it this way because this is the way I was taught.
There is not really a right answer as it's all dependent on the school system.
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Well I can't see how a maths question can have to answers, that goes against all of the principles of maths.im by no means an expert, in fact I'm pretty useless, failed A level maths. But it seems like he's just trying to be ambiguse and complicate things.
 
Glaucus said:
Well I can't see how a maths question can have to answers, that goes against all of the principles of maths.im by no means an expert, in fact I'm pretty useless, failed A level maths. But it seems like he's just trying to be ambiguse and complicate things.
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A question can have two answers, remember quadratic equations?
Read up on axioms, you can change the basic rules of trigonometry and you can have loads of different answers for the same question. This is the same principle, different conventions for the order of calculations.
 
Glaucus said:
Well I can't see how a maths question can have to answers, that goes against all of the principles of maths.im by no means an expert, in fact I'm pretty useless, failed A level maths. But it seems like he's just trying to be ambiguse and complicate things.
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Simultaneous equations can have one, none or infinitely many solutions :)

Equations using multiple variables with multiple indices can also have multiple solutions :p
 
RomanNose said:
A question can have two answers, remember quadratic equations?
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This isn't a quadratic equation though, the equation is not designed to have two answers and there's no reason for it to have two answer. It's is poor grammar(or what ever the maths equivalent is).
 
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Glaucus said:
GCSEs are a long time ago for a lot of people and the majority of us don't do any real maths in life.
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I'm 24, far from thick, and forgotten most of my GCSE maths stuff!

I just wish I had the option to learn English in more depth rather than learning how to use a protractor/compass/fractions/working out the radius and all that rubbish of a circle which I have never have, and never will use in my lifetime.

Most kids these days have problems adding up their money in the shops when paying for stuff (I know, I worked in one myself)

Make sure everyone understands the basics of math is what I say!

Personally, I freeze up when I'm asked any kind of maths question, I'm not sure why - It's like I have a mental block or something :(
 
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