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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:54 PM Original message |
Mathemagicians: |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. 1 |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 12:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
32. That was my first answer.. |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. 41. |
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LonePirate (898 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Yes, 41.The x takes priority over the + so that gives us 40 + 0 + 1 = 41 |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. why?? |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Oh, that causes 40 + (40 x 0) + 1? |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. 7/16 |
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HERVEPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. 40 + 0 + 1 = 41 |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. +1 |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. exp(log(41)) |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. 41 |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. My Dear Aunt Sally told me it's 41. n/t |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. They call it PEMDAS. |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 08:16 AM Response to Reply #11 |
36. Here in the UK it's BODMAS |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. Thanks, I thought is was always left-to-right action. |
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LonePirate (898 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Multiply and divide first, then add and subtract, both from left to right. |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. If right to left action |
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toddwv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. Convention dictates that the answer is 41 |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 12:39 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Ooh, I did not know that. Thank you. |
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Twinguard (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. 41 |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
16. 42 |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I'm going to have to think about it. |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
19. That's a trick question. It can be either 666 or 999...depending how you look at it |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. +eleven. Nt |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. anything times 0 = 0, so 0+1=1 |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
22. By the BMDAS rules, 41 |
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Abin Sur (647 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
23. 41. |
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Timbuk3 (727 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
24. pi * i |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
25. 4:20 nt |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
26. Well, in decimal, it equates to... |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
27. 41 |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
28. 41 |
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SoDesuKa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
29. Order of Operations |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. Illegal assignment statement; can't assign values to literals. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
34. 41 |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
35. 41 |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
37. It's simpler written as RPN: 40 0 x 40 + 1 + |
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