Bodmas

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Mon 6 Oct 2008, 11:52 Delegate Donzilia said...

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Bodmas

How do you use bodmas?

Mon 6 Oct 2008, 16:02 Edited on Mon 6 Oct 2008, 16:02 Trainer Carlos said...

RE: Bodmas

Hi Donzilia

BODMAS is just a made up word to help you remember the order of calculation. It stands for

Brackets
Of
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction

Following the above you must first multiply before adding. This means that

7+3*5 = 22 and NOT 50.

For it to equal 50, you must add the 7 and 3 first, so it would be written as

(7+3)*5

Hope this helps

Carlos

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