Need help please
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Need help please
Can someone please explain the answer for this
2 + 4 * 3/5 answer is 4 2/5
Thanks for your help.
2 + 4 * 3/5 answer is 4 2/5
Thanks for your help.
Re: Need help please
There is an order for doing maths. The acronym is BIDMAS (brackets - solve what is inside first, indices, either division or multiplication, then eith addition or subtraction). This is now part of the primary maths curriculum. If you type the calculation into a scientific calculator it will perform the calculations in the correct order.
4 x 3 = 12
12 : 5 = 2 2/5
Finally 2 + 2 2/5 = 4 2/5
4 x 3 = 12
12 : 5 = 2 2/5
Finally 2 + 2 2/5 = 4 2/5
Re: Need help please
Once again Goldenstar, have you thought of purchasing a textbook, or maybe just using Google?
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Re: Need help please
Thank you.moved wrote:There is an order for doing maths. The acronym is BIDMAS (brackets - solve what is inside first, indices, either division or multiplication, then eith addition or subtraction). This is now part of the primary maths curriculum. If you type the calculation into a scientific calculator it will perform the calculations in the correct order.
4 x 3 = 12
12 : 5 = 2 2/5
Finally 2 + 2 2/5 = 4 2/5