Maths question.....

AyeYerMa · Post by **AyeYerMa** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:02 pm

1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1-1+1+1+1+1+1+1x0 =?

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:09 pm

AyeYerMa wrote:1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1-1+1+1+1+1+1+1x0 =?

0

Lanzaman · Post by **Lanzaman** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:10 pm

14 ... or is it Zero ?! Is it only the last 1 that becomes zero ?

So many questions & on a Tuesday as well!

pwrmoore · Post by **pwrmoore** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:43 pm

I make it 16. you perform the multiplications before addition so the 17th 1 becomes a 0.

cables · Post by **cables** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:47 pm

Go to Specsavers!

mikerob · Post by **mikerob** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:51 pm

You haven't said what number base is being used or if the calculation is using a modular arithmetic system

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:55 pm

14 (or 01101)

pwrmoore · Post by **pwrmoore** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:49 pm

cables wrote:Go to Specsavers!

Damn you cables!! Though I blame the brain rather than the eyes.

Ardglass2 · Post by **Ardglass2** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:41 pm

Definitely 14

WhiteKnightoftheWeld · Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:43 pm

2 + 3 × 4 = 14
anyone who knows anything about operator precedence would know that....

AyeYerMa · Post by **AyeYerMa** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:47 pm

There are some very smart boys in here. Gold stars fer everyone who said 14.

BaggyTrousers · Post by **BaggyTrousers** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:29 pm

BODMAS

cables · Post by **cables** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:10 pm

BaggyTrousers wrote:BODMAS

Around 930 newtons.

rumncoke · Post by **rumncoke** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:03 pm

I thought it was a public holiday in D4

againstthehead · Post by **againstthehead** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:49 pm

cables wrote:
BaggyTrousers wrote:BODMAS
Around 930 newtons.

not on the moon he wouldn't....

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