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Maths question

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  1. Schlem Boogerman

    Schlem Boogerman Well-Known Member

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    Your first 10 should be a 5.
     
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  2. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    And even then he’s got it wrong
     
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  3. Schlem Boogerman

    Schlem Boogerman Well-Known Member

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    Please show your workings good sir.
     
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    The 5 plus 10 plus 4 is 19 and is separate to the first 5 plus so you get 5 plus 19 multiplied by 2
    Order of operations means you do multiplication first
    So 5 plus 38
    Which is 43
     
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    That's not ****in fair. We didn't do any of this **** at school <wizard>
     
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  7. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Anyone in schools before 1988 unlikely to have been taught it unless picky enough to have been at a school where it was introduced
     
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  8. Obi Wan

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    I thought bodmas was dividing your weight by your height squared. :bandit:
     
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    Whose waist size is that?
     
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  10. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    You’re one of the few people that would get a number above 1 (assuming weight measured in kg and height in cm)
     
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  11. FadgewackeR

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    It's 56.

    5 + 23 = 28

    x by 2 = 56

    **Had trainers down as 10 each**
     
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  12. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Whose IQ is that?
     
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  13. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace Forum Moderator

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    So who would get less than 1? <confused><confused>
     
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  14. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Everyone bar you
     
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  15. FadgewackeR

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    Frank Clark's
     
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  16. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace Forum Moderator

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    Errmmm


    The BMI calculation divides an adult's weight in kilograms (kg) by their height in metres (m) squared. For example, if you weigh 70kg (around 11 stone) and are 1.73m (around 5 feet 8 inches) tall, you work out your BMI by: squaring your height: 1.73x1.73 = 2.99. dividing 70 by 2.99 = 23.41.

    Under 18.5 – This is described as underweight. between 18.5 and 24.9 – This is described as the 'healthy range'. between 25 and 29.9 – This is described as overweight.



    And you think most people would be less than 1?

    And you are a maths teacher?
     
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  17. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Go back and read my post stating my assumptions

    <cheers>
     
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  18. FadgewackeR

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    Edited... sodding trainers.
     
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  19. Rum & Black for 2

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    5 + 5 +10 + 4 x 2 =48

    Don't care what your fancy acronym says as I was at school before 1988. I was taught you do it in the order it is presented.

    :emoticon-0172-mooni
     
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  20. Rum & Black for 2

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    On IQ, yes.

    <cheers>
     
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