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Ok, you tell me - [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2013 OP
5 Agschmid Nov 2013 #1
7 Ptah Nov 2013 #2
1 NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Agschmid Nov 2013 #5
Adding: NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #8
+1 rug Nov 2013 #23
Do you mean (1)+1? Ptah Nov 2013 #24
Oh, this from someone who said 7. rug Nov 2013 #25
I'ts not clear whether you were correcting NYC_SKP for the lack of a + sign, Ptah Nov 2013 #27
For clarification, my "1" would have a positive value. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #29
7 Scuba Nov 2013 #4
3 1/2 (3.5) frogmarch Nov 2013 #6
except that 5x0=0, not 5. nt. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #7
Oops. My only excuse is frogmarch Nov 2013 #11
6 - (1x0) + 2/2 = 7 HERVEPA Nov 2013 #9
The rule prior to calculators and PEMDAS was left to right unless there are parentheses. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #13
Nope. math degree in 1971. HERVEPA Nov 2013 #14
Wasn't the same in every school apparently. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #16
Some history... PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #19
Thanks! HERVEPA Nov 2013 #22
Correct blueamy66 Nov 2013 #20
In the calculator I wrote, the answer is 7, as multiplication and division has higher precedence PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #10
I came up with 7 also without a calculator. RebelOne Nov 2013 #12
42 Callmecrazy Nov 2013 #15
I hate math. nt femmocrat Nov 2013 #17
Why - Almost everything you have and used is based on math. HERVEPA Nov 2013 #21
1 Lars39 Nov 2013 #18
bingo Duppers Nov 2013 #30
14. Iggo Nov 2013 #26
Never mind... pipi_k Nov 2013 #28
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