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230 - 220 x 0.5 = 5!

ChizzChizz
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One for maths geeks.  

Without giving it away, do you think
  • it's right, but you're not sure what's clever about it? 
  • it's right, but you have to have a pretty good understanding of maths to know why? 
  • it's wrong 

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    BeardfaceBeardface
    It's wrong. 
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    ChizzChizz
    Beardface said:
    It's wrong. 
    That didn't take long! Can you say why you think it's wrong?  (For reference, it isn't). 
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    BeardfaceBeardface
    Chizz said:
    Beardface said:
    It's wrong. 
    That didn't take long! Can you say why you think it's wrong?  (For reference, it isn't). 
    BODMAS would suggest it is and the answer is 120. 

    230 - (220*0.5)
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    charente addickcharente addick
    5 factorial
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    ChizzChizz
    Beardface said:
    Chizz said:
    Beardface said:
    It's wrong. 
    That didn't take long! Can you say why you think it's wrong?  (For reference, it isn't). 
    BODMAS would suggest it is and the answer is 120. 

    230 - (220*0.5)
    The answer is 5!
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    guinnessaddickguinnessaddick

    So the order you should do your calculations in is:

    • Brackets
    • Indices
    • Division and Multiplication (start on the left and work them out in the order that you find them)
    • Addition and Subtraction (when only addition and subtraction are left in the sum, work them out in the order you find them - starting from the left of the sum and working towards the right)
     Not sure if the ! At the end.
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    BeardfaceBeardface
    Chizz said:
    Beardface said:
    Chizz said:
    Beardface said:
    It's wrong. 
    That didn't take long! Can you say why you think it's wrong?  (For reference, it isn't). 
    BODMAS would suggest it is and the answer is 120. 

    230 - (220*0.5)
    The answer is 5!
    Yes, although that's commonly considered a computer science formulation, not maths....
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    SageSage
    According to BODMAS it's wrong. You need to do the multiplication first before the subtraction. 
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    ChizzChizz
    Sage said:
    According to BODMAS it's wrong. You need to do the multiplication first before the subtraction. 
    The answer is 5!
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    56yearsofdreams56yearsofdreams
    wrong for me 
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    JoshAddickJoshAddick
    ! is a command used in computing and not really maths
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    SheffieldRedSheffieldRed
    ! Equals 24
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    ChizzChizz
    56yearsofdreams said:
    wrong for me 
    You have to be a bit of a maths geek to spot it.  But the answer really is 5!
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    SageSage
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    According to BODMAS it's wrong. You need to do the multiplication first before the subtraction. 
    The answer is 5!
    Only if you have brackets for the 230 - 220, that would make it 5.

    Because you don't the answer has to be 120.

    It is the same with something like 2 + 3 x 4. Some people might say it's 20, but it's not, the answer is 14.
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    ChizzChizz
    Sage said:
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    According to BODMAS it's wrong. You need to do the multiplication first before the subtraction. 
    The answer is 5!
    Only if you have brackets for the 230 - 220, that would make it 5.

    Because you don't the answer has to be 120.

    It is the same with something like 2 + 3 x 4. Some people might say it's 20, but it's not, the answer is 14.
    I agree with everything you have posted here.  And I can also confirm that the answer is 5! 
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    LawrieAbrahamsLawrieAbrahams
    5! = 5x4x3x2 =120
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    MrOneLungMrOneLung
    most people don’t understand what the ! means. 

    So no great surprise most people are using Bodmas rules. 
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    ChizzChizz
    LawrieAbrahams said:
    5! = 5x4x3x2x1 =120
    Added a bit for you...
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    kigeliakigelia
    Looks right to me. 
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    soapy_jonessoapy_jones
    Always multiply first
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    SageSage
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    According to BODMAS it's wrong. You need to do the multiplication first before the subtraction. 
    The answer is 5!
    Only if you have brackets for the 230 - 220, that would make it 5.

    Because you don't the answer has to be 120.

    It is the same with something like 2 + 3 x 4. Some people might say it's 20, but it's not, the answer is 14.
    I agree with everything you have posted here.  And I can also confirm that the answer is 5! 
    Okay, care to explain to us what the exclamation mark means at the end of the answer?
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    guinnessaddickguinnessaddick
    Sage said:
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    According to BODMAS it's wrong. You need to do the multiplication first before the subtraction. 
    The answer is 5!
    Only if you have brackets for the 230 - 220, that would make it 5.

    Because you don't the answer has to be 120.

    It is the same with something like 2 + 3 x 4. Some people might say it's 20, but it's not, the answer is 14.
    I agree with everything you have posted here.  And I can also confirm that the answer is 5! 
    Okay, care to explain to us what the exclamation mark means at the end of the answer?
    Factorial 
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    SageSage
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    According to BODMAS it's wrong. You need to do the multiplication first before the subtraction. 
    The answer is 5!
    Only if you have brackets for the 230 - 220, that would make it 5.

    Because you don't the answer has to be 120.

    It is the same with something like 2 + 3 x 4. Some people might say it's 20, but it's not, the answer is 14.
    I agree with everything you have posted here.  And I can also confirm that the answer is 5! 
    Okay, care to explain to us what the exclamation mark means at the end of the answer?
    It means factorial.  You multiply the number by each of the whole numbers that are smaller than it to come up with a product. 

    Examples: 3! is 3x2x1 = 6. 
    4! is 4x3x2x1 = 24. 
    5! = 5x4x3x2x1 = 120.
    Okay, thank you.

    So with the answer being 5! does that not mean that the real answer is still 120?
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    bellz2002bellz2002
    Yes but 5! = 120 = 5! = 6x20 = 5! = 10x12 = 5!

    As far as I see it, it is the same therefore if you put 120 or 5! It makes no difference. It is the same.
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    ChizzChizz
    Sage said:
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    Chizz said:
    Sage said:
    According to BODMAS it's wrong. You need to do the multiplication first before the subtraction. 
    The answer is 5!
    Only if you have brackets for the 230 - 220, that would make it 5.

    Because you don't the answer has to be 120.

    It is the same with something like 2 + 3 x 4. Some people might say it's 20, but it's not, the answer is 14.
    I agree with everything you have posted here.  And I can also confirm that the answer is 5! 
    Okay, care to explain to us what the exclamation mark means at the end of the answer?
    It means factorial.  You multiply the number by each of the whole numbers that are smaller than it to come up with a product. 

    Examples: 3! is 3x2x1 = 6. 
    4! is 4x3x2x1 = 24. 
    5! = 5x4x3x2x1 = 120.
    Okay, thank you.

    So with the answer being 5! does that not mean that the real answer is still 120?
    The answer is 5! or 120 or anything else that's "correct".  
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    ChizzChizz
    bellz2002 said:
    Yes but 5! = 120 = 5! = 6x20 = 5! = 10x12 = 5!

    As far as I see it, it is the same therefore if you put 120 or 5! It makes no difference. It is the same.
    Yes, that's right.  But the equation gives the answer 5! And that is, de facto, correct. 
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    stackitstevestackitsteve
    Good question.
    all comes down to if you know the difference between 5 and 5!
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    golfaddickgolfaddick
    Depends how it is written.

    Does bodmas come into it if you just put the figures into a calculator....no. 

    That being the case the answer is 5.

    If you were going it as a proper maths equation then the answer is 120. 
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