Simple equation

[Oxo]

9

 

[Venod]

Brackets, Division, Multiplication, Addition

Yes I came up with 1 as the answer using Bodmas, apparently they teach this nowadays,

P ( )
E exponent
M or D. Multiple or Divide (left to right with which ever comes first)
A or S Add or Subtract ( left to right with which ever comes first)

It comes up with the same answer.

 

[ColinJ]

1 (BODMAS) but putting the brackets in is safer, especially when things get complicated.

I remember having to work on other people's C software which relied very heavily on operator precedence and it was a nightmare trying to work what they THOUGHT it did, and what it ACTUALLY did!

 

[srw]

1

No other answer is possible when you apply conventional meaning to the signs on display.

If you choose to apply unconventional meanings then it can mean whatever you like. But I take no responsibility for the consequences.

 

[Profpointy]

9

This ^

 

[Profpointy]

This ^

whoops no. I'm totally wrong. read the divide symbol as a times for some bizarre reason

 

[Profpointy]

By "conventional" what do you mean ?

The convention is to do brackets, powers, multiply & divide then and only the adding and subtract. Anything else is not the convention and is wrong

1

No other answer is possible when you apply conventional meaning to the signs on display.

If you choose to apply unconventional meanings then it can mean whatever you like. But I take no responsibility for the consequences.

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Yes, you're quite right. I'd confused myself earlier

 

[welsh dragon]

If i stand on one leg, and touch my nose with the first finger of my left hand, i still have no bloody idea what the answer is. Mind you if something adds up to more than 10 i'm completely lost unless i use my toes to count as well.

 

[Oxo]

3 divided by 1/3 = 1
9 - 1 = 8
8 + 1 = 9

You do the division before any addition or subtraction.

 

[srw]

3

3 divided by 1/3 = 1
9 - 1 = 8
8 + 1 = 9

You do the division before any addition or subtraction.

No.

3 divided by a third is the same as 3 X 3.

It's 3 X 1/3 that's 1.

 

[smutchin]

3 divided by 1/3 = 1

How many times does 1/3 go into 3?

 

[Oxo]

3

No.

3 divided by a third is the same as 3 X 3.

It's 3 X 1/3 that's 1.

I stand corrected.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

3

 

[smutchin]

[QUOTE 4899247, member: 45"]1[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE 4899345, member: 45"]It's 1[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE 4899513, member: 45"]The answer is 1.[/QUOTE]

3

 

[smutchin]

[QUOTE 4899304, member: 76"]
You are asked to divide 6 by 1/3, but 1/3 of what? Surely we need to know what we are dividing 6 by, and the 1/3 doesn't give us that.[/QUOTE]

Apples.