I've got a....

[Logi]

simple question, whats the answer on:


10 + 10 x 0

 

[Olgaline]

10

 

[Punishment]

its between 9 and 11

 

[Everz]

simple question, whats the answer on:


10 + 10 x 0

Get ingame. PM meh.

 

[Aoami]

wrong everz, its 10.

 

[old.user4556]

The answer is "a thread to test people's arithmetic that they'll google anyway and thus remove your opportunity for a sanctimonious and smug 'hah, you're wrong' retort".

 

[sayward]

0

 

[Shagrat]

It's 10 or 42

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Oh god not this again

 

[ECA]

What does this have to do with the airplane on the conveyor belt?

 

[Zenith.UK]

10

BODMAS, multiplication before addition.

 

[Logi]

0

oh god, we have a winner

if u get wot i mean

 

[Olgaline]

mathematiclly it looks like this 10+(10x0) 10+0 =10

you failed your own thread

go ahead, try it on a propper calc.

 

[Yoni]

10

BODMAS, multiplication before addition.

This is correct with the correct explanation

 

[old.Tohtori]

What does this have to do with the airplane on the conveyor belt?

Probably calculates the service amount.

 

[Wij]

It depends on whether you use operator precedence, which rules or whether you read left to right. There is no single right answer without sufficient context.

 

[Chilly]

It depends on whether you use operator precedence, which rules or whether you read left to right. There is no single right answer without sufficient context.

Civilised, western style. As in, what all of us were taught at school.

 

[TdC]

I went to an Indonesian school, then a US international, then a UK, then an NL school. Help me

 

[old.Tohtori]

Civilised, western style.

Oxymoron for sure

 

[Scouse]

There is no single right answer without sufficient context.

Agree.

It's standard practice to specify the parentheses in maths - so if the question is to be unambiguous then the question should be written as: 10 + (10 x 0) = ?

Presuming that's the intended question.

 

[old.user4556]

Ah see, but that takes away from smug forumite responses. That's no fun?!

 

[Yoni]

It depends on whether you use operator precedence, which rules or whether you read left to right. There is no single right answer without sufficient context.

Iirc you studied philosophy

 

[Wazzerphuk]

From what I've read, Wij studied everything.

 

[Yoni]

From what I've read, Wij studied everything.

Possibly......

 

[Wij]

Iirc you studied philosophy

I did but if I wanted to bring that into it I'd also have raised the issue of which axioms you were basing your maths on.

 

[Raven]

To any normal person the answer is 0.

Every person needs 1 pen at £3 each and 1 pencil at £2 each. there are 10 people 2 + 3 x 10 = 50

The same as 10 + 10 x 0 is 0

To get 10 in the OPs equation you would need to do 10 + (10 x 0) = 10 - which is not specified, therefore the correct answer is 0.

 

[Wij]

From what I've read, Wij studied everything.

I can't help being educated.

Alternative answer: I majored in your momma!

 

[Yoni]

To any normal person the answer is 0.

Every person needs 1 pen at £3 each and 1 pencil at £2 each. there are 10 people 2 + 3 x 10 = 50

The same as 10 + 10 x 0 is 0

To get 10 in the OPs equation you would need to do 10 + (10 x 0) = 10 - which is not specified, therefore the correct answer is 0.

Except if you apply BODMAS which any educated person would do (sorry if that sounds elitist but seriously it is basic maths)

The answer to your pen question would be 32 and any other answer would give you a big fat F in an exam...

 

[Raven]

Except if you apply BODMAS which any educated person would do (sorry if that sounds elitist but seriously it is basic maths)

The answer to your pen question would be 32 and any other answer would give you a big fat F in an exam...

So you are saying it would cost £32 to supply 10 people with 1 pencil at £3 and 1 pen at £2 each? Ie, a combo of pen and pencil at £5 each.

I think you will find the answer is £50 2 + 3 x 10

I know what you mean and I understand it, it is just illogical bollocks is all.

 

[Olgaline]

To any normal person the answer is 0.

Every person needs 1 pen at £3 each and 1 pencil at £2 each. there are 10 people 2 + 3 x 10 = 50

The same as 10 + 10 x 0 is 0

To get 10 in the OPs equation you would need to do 10 + (10 x 0) = 10 - which is not specified, therefore the correct answer is 0.

No!
simple mathematical "rules of engagement" say multiplication before addition! so this is exactly why that due to there not being any "tag" specification, the rule applies.
in other words, unless you specify (10+10)x0 the the answer will ALWAYS be =10
to break it down

Set up like this: 10 + 10 x 0 = 10

if you want any other answer you have to specify addition like:

What is
(10+10)x0, which indeed = 0

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There are no if's and buts, or two correct answers or possibilities.
maths, have rules whcich you cant just simply ignore to suit your conclusion.
rules apply! no tag = multiplication before addition!

got it ?