Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:16 PM

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Brain work (Original post)	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	OP
15	Ptah	Mar 2023	#1
This message was self-deleted by its author	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#4
5 + (1 x 10) 15	Ptah	Mar 2023	#12
Spoiler alert ****	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#37
You should question the thinking of whoever told you differently.	Ptah	Mar 2023	#38
Evidently there is no official answer.	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#43
Those sound like weasel words.	Ptah	Mar 2023	#53
That's what I think too.	Sanity Claws	Mar 2023	#13
Spoiler alert ****	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#36
This message was self-deleted by its author	wnylib	Mar 2023	#47
36	EYESORE 9001	Mar 2023	#2
No, sorry	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#5
25	we can do it	Mar 2023	#3
This message was self-deleted by its author	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#7
16.	tblue37	Mar 2023	#6
This message was self-deleted by its author	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#8
? 5 + 1 + 10.	tblue37	Mar 2023	#10
This message was self-deleted by its author	rsdsharp	Mar 2023	#19
70	we can do it	Mar 2023	#9
70 for me too.	LakeArenal	Mar 2023	#15
That's what I get too	Nittersing	Mar 2023	#20
60	targetpractice	Mar 2023	#11
21	EYESORE 9001	Mar 2023	#14
17 is wrong	msdogi	Mar 2023	#16
This message was self-deleted by its author	ProfessorGAC	Mar 2023	#17
I Get 25 Cents	ProfessorGAC	Mar 2023	#18
I see "Burger + 4 chips equals 9"	sl8	Mar 2023	#22
You Are Correct	ProfessorGAC	Mar 2023	#23
I almost did the same thing.	sl8	Mar 2023	#26
With Your Heads Up...	ProfessorGAC	Mar 2023	#28
Spoiler alert ****	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#32
Thanks! nt	sl8	Mar 2023	#33
60	rsdsharp	Mar 2023	#21
Why are you adding 1 ?	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#24
Duh - single bag	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#25
Order Of Operations	ProfessorGAC	Mar 2023	#27
So under Order of Operations,	Sanity Claws	Mar 2023	#29
That's What I Get	ProfessorGAC	Mar 2023	#30
Spoiler alert ****	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#31
Correct	ProfessorGAC	Mar 2023	#34
Lol. Thanks for dumbing it down :) ( "used up" ) nt	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#35
As You Probably Know...	ProfessorGAC	Mar 2023	#41
Great exercise for them! Who knew PEMDAS rules apply	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#45
Plus simple Algebra!	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#46
Yep!	ProfessorGAC	Mar 2023	#48
3 lb.? n/t	Harker	Mar 2023	#39
pancakes	IcyPeas	Mar 2023	#40
70	cksmithy	Mar 2023	#42
Evidentially you are supposed to do the multiplication first	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#44
This message was self-deleted by its author	Elessar Zappa	Mar 2023	#49
15?	Elessar Zappa	Mar 2023	#50
+1	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#51
This message was self-deleted by its author	Sogo	Mar 2023	#52

Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:17 PM

Ptah (32,564 posts)

1. 15

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Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:32 PM

Ptah (32,564 posts)

12. 5 + (1 x 10) 15

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Response to Ptah (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 03:00 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (42,258 posts)

37. Spoiler alert ****

You were right!!!!

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #37)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 03:04 PM

Ptah (32,564 posts)

38. You should question the thinking of whoever told you differently.

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Response to Ptah (Reply #38)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 09:01 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (42,258 posts)

43. Evidently there is no official answer.

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #43)

Tue Mar 28, 2023, 03:09 PM

Ptah (32,564 posts)

53. Those sound like weasel words.

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Response to Ptah (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:34 PM

Sanity Claws (21,626 posts)

13. That's what I think too.

I was taught MDAS for order of operations.
5 + (1x10) =15

If it is something else, I'd like an explanation.
Maybe the answer is "heart attack."

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Response to Sanity Claws (Reply #13)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 03:00 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (42,258 posts)

36. Spoiler alert ****

You were right!!!

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wnylib This message was self-deleted by its author.

Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:18 PM

EYESORE 9001 (24,735 posts)

2. 36

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Response to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:26 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (42,258 posts)

5. No, sorry

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:24 PM

we can do it (11,860 posts)

3. 25

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:26 PM

tblue37 (61,982 posts)

6. 16.

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Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:27 PM

tblue37 (61,982 posts)

10. ? 5 + 1 + 10.

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:27 PM

we can do it (11,860 posts)

9. 70

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Response to we can do it (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:39 PM

LakeArenal (27,715 posts)

15. 70 for me too.

Last edited Mon Mar 27, 2023, 07:48 PM - Edit history (1)

I guess I didn’t see that there were four fries in the mix in line three.

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Response to LakeArenal (Reply #15)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:58 PM

Nittersing (5,811 posts)

20. That's what I get too

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:28 PM

targetpractice (4,915 posts)

11. 60

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Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:39 PM

EYESORE 9001 (24,735 posts)

14. 21

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Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:42 PM

msdogi (428 posts)

16. 17 is wrong

Last edited Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:32 PM - Edit history (1)

missed multiply, not add
it's 70

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:52 PM

ProfessorGAC (61,044 posts)

18. I Get 25 Cents

3 cokes are 30, so 10 cents a piece.
A coke & 2 burgers is 20. 20 minus 10 is 10, 10 divided by 2 burgers is 5 cents a piece.
Burger & 2 chips are 9, so chips are 2 cents a piece
A burgers plus (chips TIMES a coke) is 5 + (2 × 10) or 5 +20 = 25.

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Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #18)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:01 PM

sl8 (12,783 posts)

22. I see "Burger + 4 chips equals 9"

The burger is combined with 2 pairs of chips.

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Response to sl8 (Reply #22)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:03 PM

ProfessorGAC (61,044 posts)

23. You Are Correct

I missed the doubled up chips. My bad.
That sure changes it, doesn't it?

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Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #23)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:05 PM

sl8 (12,783 posts)

26. I almost did the same thing.

I figured the answer as 15. I'm curious as to why that's wrong.

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Response to sl8 (Reply #26)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:07 PM

ProfessorGAC (61,044 posts)

28. With Your Heads Up...

...I get that, too.

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Response to sl8 (Reply #26)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:23 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (42,258 posts)

32. Spoiler alert ****

You were right all along!!!

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #32)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:35 PM

sl8 (12,783 posts)

33. Thanks! nt

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:00 PM

rsdsharp (8,132 posts)

21. 60

(5+1)x10=60.

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Response to rsdsharp (Reply #21)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:04 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (42,258 posts)

24. Why are you adding 1 ?

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #24)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:05 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (42,258 posts)

25. Duh - single bag

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Response to rsdsharp (Reply #21)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:06 PM

ProfessorGAC (61,044 posts)

27. Order Of Operations

Multiplication/Division always comes before addition/subtraction, unless the subordinate operation is in parentheses. The mnemonic is PEMDAS. (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Substration.)
So, it's 5 plus 1 times 10.
I got it wrong because I didn't notice it was 2 pairs of chips, not 2 chips.

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Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #27)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:08 PM

Sanity Claws (21,626 posts)

29. So under Order of Operations,

You multiply 1 times 10, which equals 10.
You then add 5. So total is 15. Right?

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Response to Sanity Claws (Reply #29)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:11 PM

ProfessorGAC (61,044 posts)

30. That's What I Get

So did Si8. But, Si8 was told that's wrong. We don't get why.
But yes, based on PEMDAS, it would be 15, assuming we're not missing something like I did with the pairs of chips.

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Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #30)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:22 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (42,258 posts)

31. Spoiler alert ****

You and whoever said

15 are right !!?!!!

I screwed up majorly and believed someone

. Sorry!!!!

BTW, you'd never try and add the hamburger 5 to the chips 1, correct? Which would equal 16. (10x1) + 5+1

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #31)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:50 PM

ProfessorGAC (61,044 posts)

34. Correct

The chips were used up in multiplying it by the Coke.
If we added them to the 5, we'd be using it twice.

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Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #34)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 02:59 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (42,258 posts)

35. Lol. Thanks for dumbing it down :) ( "used up" ) nt

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #35)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 04:25 PM

ProfessorGAC (61,044 posts)

41. As You Probably Know...

...my wintertime occupier of time is subbing math & science.
6th and/or 7th grade go through order of operations.
So, I've been specifically trying to get it understood in a way 11 - 13 year old kids would get.
Not dumbing down, but definitely simplifying.

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Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #41)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 09:15 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (42,258 posts)