maths question

pokerpete · Post by **pokerpete** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:43 am

suprising howmany people are getting this wrong on facebook.

What's your answer?

BFK · Post by **BFK** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:02 am

I'll be first and say 81.

pokerpete · Post by **pokerpete** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:03 am

vote then

MrRed · Post by **MrRed** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:09 am

My vote is 41

MrRed · Post by **MrRed** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:15 am

How it's written makes a difference (no brackets)

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:16 am

MrRed · Post by **MrRed** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:22 am

Yeah I'm backtracking now thinking about it

It is 41

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:39 am

BEDMAS.

Brackets Exponents Divide Multiply Addition Subtract

feeder22 · Post by **feeder22** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:12 am

I'm going for 1 being the answer

40 + 40 = 80
80 * 0 = 0
0 + 1 = 1

Yes?

ma71lda · Post by **ma71lda** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:08 am

I used to think I was ok at maths so I voted 81.

If it was [40 + 40] x [0 + 1] then my answer would have been 80.

kong · Post by **kong** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:40 am

Multiply first. It looks more obvious if you put the brackets in:

40 + (40 x 0) + 1

=

40 + (0) + 1

=

41

titchno1 · Post by **titchno1** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:43 am

I think I was the first to vote this morning but I didn't post. I think its 1.

Mystery_Plum · Post by **Mystery_Plum** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:12 am

With no brackets I think it's 1 also. I hope I'm right or it will be embarrassing.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:13 am

41

For the reasons Kong put above

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:28 am

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