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when i was a kid, i was told to use the BODMAS rule i.e Brackets, Orders, Division or Multiply, Addition or Substraction After you have done "B" and "O", just
by rometest 14y ago
when i was a kid, i was told to use the BODMAS rule i.e Brackets, Orders, Division or Multiply, Addition or Substraction
After you have done "B" and "O", just go from left to right doing any "D" or "M" as you find them.
Then go from left to right doing any "A" or "S" as you find them.
- alexchamberlain 14y agoI was taught the same, but with strict precedence - division comes first. Having said that, a mathematician would never write those down anyway, as it's too confusing.