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#1 Re: Help Me ! » is this corect » 2009-04-04 18:37:07

OK I understand if you if add a negative the is larger than a positive  you get a negative result.
Can we refer to the post 30X10-(1/4+1/2)+1/4 was there anything that made that -0.75 asking in case i missed something

#2 Re: Help Me ! » is this corect » 2009-04-04 14:11:31

Please explain why .75+.25 become 0.5

#4 Help Me ! » BODMAS Help me please » 2009-04-03 10:18:01

glenberg
Replies: 1

Hi would someone be so kind as to show me the working out of this problem
( 3/4 + 3/8 )x 2 - 7/8 =

#5 Re: Help Me ! » Bodmas » 2009-04-01 22:57:12

ganesh wrote:

2 + 3 x 7 = 23.
This is because, the order of operations is
Exponentiation (generally, this doesn't figue, so this can be overlooked),
Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction.
Given the problem,
find the value of


The first operation to be done is division,
since 25 divided by 5 is 5,
the value is equal to
.
The next operation to be done is multiplication,
Since 2 x 3 = 6,

.

Is the answer to this 6 or 4

#6 Re: Help Me ! » Bodmas » 2009-04-01 21:36:53

do you know where I can find any Order of Operations exercises.
I need to pass a test very soon

#7 Re: Help Me ! » Bodmas » 2009-04-01 21:25:46

Yes I know what your saying but my question in here can I find any practice like on this site mathsisfun there is long devision etc but nothing just to practice  this BODMAS. maybe that should be included from simple sums to very hard sums

#8 Help Me ! » Bodmas » 2009-04-01 18:54:50

glenberg
Replies: 8

Hi is there any where I can look to practice the DOBMAS rule.
I'm doing the VETASSESS test and untill now I had never heard of this rule.
eg 2+3 X 7=21 not 35. how can maths change

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