A simple math sum.

Dan Dan · 6 Feb 2013 at 12:51

6-0+1=?

Now at first glance this is 7....wait wait, let's go to the root! The original sum is 6-1x0+2/2. Now the order of operations dictates that brackets, index, division, multiplication, addition then subtraction is the order you work out this sum.

So 6 - (1x0) + (2/2)

= 6-0+1

But if you use BIDMAS (or BODMAS) should you not do the addition first which makes the sum 6-(0+1) making the answer 5?

Not so simple now? Hmmmm!

Jono8 · 6 Feb 2013 at 12:53

7

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Bengaboy · 6 Feb 2013 at 12:53

Thread title is misleading...

Or have you just overcomplicated the hell out of it??? 7 is the answer?

panyan · 6 Feb 2013 at 12:54

still 7

Dan Dan · 6 Feb 2013 at 12:56

But if you use BIDMAS surely you do the addition first? Hence 5?

cork-spotters · 6 Feb 2013 at 12:56

Maths*

aaron333 · 6 Feb 2013 at 12:56

It's still 7 whichever way you look at it.

Adisan · 6 Feb 2013 at 12:58

I think it's still 7..

jas72 · 6 Feb 2013 at 12:59

If John has 6 apples and takes none away then adds one more apple how many apples does John have?

or more complicated fashion

If John has minus no apples and adds 1 apple then adds another 6 apples how many apples does John have?

feriso · 6 Feb 2013 at 13:01

God help the country if you get anything other than 7; from either of the sums you were stating

Zogger · 6 Feb 2013 at 13:02

Dan Dan said:
But if you use BIDMAS surely you do the addition first? Hence 5?

No, the acronym is misleading, because A and S are equal in order of precedence, as are D and M
So it could equally be BOMDSA

King4aDay · 6 Feb 2013 at 13:03

Not this BS again. The sum is written in such a way as to be ambiguous, with the result that idiots like us can waste all afternoon arguing it round and round in circles.

cork-spotters said:
Maths*

Also this.

Sash · 6 Feb 2013 at 13:03

cork-spotters said:
Maths*

Inquizitor · 6 Feb 2013 at 13:04

I forsee this thread reaching eighty pages and several thousand pointless replies.

Zogger · 6 Feb 2013 at 13:05

King4aDay said:
Not this BS again. The sum is written in such a way as to be ambiguous, with the result that idiots like us can waste all afternoon arguing it round and round in circles.

There's no ambiguity to it just badly taught rules of standard notation...

mistercrabb · 6 Feb 2013 at 13:05

BIDMAS has the potential to be slightly confusing, Add/Subtract actually have equal priority so they are performed in the order they are written. The answer is 7.

Multiply/Divide are also equal to each other.

Tunney · 6 Feb 2013 at 13:07

Dan Dan said:
6-0+1=?

Or better written as 6+(-0)+1=?

The answer is 7.

GeForce · 6 Feb 2013 at 13:09

feriso said:
God help the country if you get anything other than 7; from either of the sums you were stating

Quite.

Cosimo · 6 Feb 2013 at 13:09

cork-spotters said:
Maths*

Yes, we're still English.

Sash · 6 Feb 2013 at 13:10

6-0+1 = ?

6+1 -0 = 7

1+6-0 = 7

(6-0)+1 = 7

6-(0+1) = 7

1x (6-0+1) = 7