What is 5 + 3 * 0?

[handypandy 14]

I am not wrong and for the last time I am not a HE

 

I believe it should be written thus: den(lin)

[Lockjaw 11]

Yes, but you can't agree amongst you who IS right. If the experts can't agree, [snip]

 

The experts all agree!

[rubydazzler 11]

No, denlin (she) and willman (he) are maintaining that you don't use BODMAS unless there's brackets used (and other random rules we haven't been able to establish). Everybody else is saying they're wrong, and using numerous sources to back up that opinion (including willman's source which doesn't say what he thought it did).

oohh-kayyy! *yawns* *eyes glaze over* *slides under desk* *falls asleep on classroom floor*

[Phanerothyme 12]

Ruby, 5 is the right answer.

 

Operator precedence is absolutely non-negotiable in maths, and is as described

 

Anyone who thinks it is 0 needs to go back to basics.

 

Reverse Polish Notation forces you to adopt operator precedence, which is why it's so good for pocket calculators - no need for brackets.

 

This is like a thread arguing about what country the Eiffel Tower is in. If a few people insist it's in Blackpool, it does not change the fact that it is in France.

[denlin 12]

Ruby, 5 is the right answer.

 

Operator precedence is absolutely non-negotiable in maths, and is as described

 

Anyone who thinks it is 0 needs to go back to basics.

 

Reverse Polish Notation forces you to adopt operator precedence, which is why it's so good for pocket calculators - no need for brackets.

 

This is like a thread arguing about what country the Eiffel Tower is in. If a few people insist it's in Blackpool, it does not change the fact that it is in France.

 

How long has Blackpool been a country?:hihi:

[Phanerothyme 12]

How long has Blackpool been a country?:hihi:

 

 

My point, precisely.

[rubydazzler 11]

Ruby, 5 is the right answer.

*shaken awake by teacher* EIGHT, sir, either that or, erm ... 5? or, or, zero?? *quakes in shoes* *gets caned*

 

 

here endeth the Friday morning mental arithmetic lesson according to rubydazzler

[rubydazzler 11]

The experts all agree!

look here, you're just ruining your bad boy rock n roll image. You're supposed to be in a band, fgs, not an accountant, or maths teacher!

[denlin 12]

My point, precisely.

 

So what you are saying is most people are so thick that they think Blackpool is a country with a structure called er Blackpool tower which most people will have heard of but when asked for name of country they come up with Blackpool, :D

[Guest sibon]

look here, you're just ruining your bad boy rock n roll image. You're supposed to be in a band, fgs, not an accountant, or maths teacher!

 

Yeah, but it is a follk band.

 

If he puts one finger in his ear, he won't be able to count to five anyway.

[rubydazzler 11]

Yeah, but it is a follk band.

 

If he puts one finger in his ear, he won't be able to count to five anyway.

Awww! is it? How disappointing!

 

"All around my hat I will wear the green willow

And all around my hat, for a twelvemonth and a day"

[denlin 12]

Awww! is it? How disappointing!

 

"All around my hat I will wear the green willow

And all around my hat, for a twelvemonth and a day"

 

Why Ruby? Did you want to be a rock chick?