40 + 40 x 0 + 1 =??? - to solve an office argument!!!

Sonicstud85

Some say 1 some say 41?!?

Callumcafc

41

Bagpuss

41

Sonicstud85

That's that then..... Time to pick up the beer tokens!!

DaveStorry

1

Algarveaddick

41, due to something normal people have never heard of called BODMAS, apparently. I still think it's 1...

Smithy

If there was brackets it would be 41....but theres not so it's 1  8-)

Its_Hamer_Time

1. Anything times 0 is 0 isn't it? Use a calculator.

Algarveaddick

Nope, look up BODMAS.

mid_life_crisis

Written like that the answer is 1.

Algarveaddick

Nope, LOOK UP BODMAS!!!!

Its_Hamer_Time

Isn't BODMAS only when there are brackets involved, hence the B. I'm pretty sure its 1.

Addickted4life

Its got to be 1 as 40 + 40 x 0 = 0 so you just plus 1, easy.

Salad

it is 41 - unless brackets then you evaluate multiplication ahead of addition

Covered End

1

 

40+40 =80

80x0 = 0

0+1=1

Algarveaddick

NO! The gist of it is that the part of the equation involving the multiplication symbol is effectively bracketed off, whether they are there or not - bollocks isn't it... but true.  

mid_life_crisis

In the real world the answer is 1.

BlackForestReds

No brackets so the answer is 1.

Henry Irving

NO! The gist of it is that the part of the equation involving the multiplication symbol is effectively bracketed off, whether they are there or not - bollocks isn't it... but true.  

Never knew why that was the case when they taught us BODMAS at School but AA is correct.

Its_Hamer_Time

There are two answers, the calculater way and the BODMAS way.... I feel sorry for kids doing maths...

Friend Or Defoe

That sum makes no sense, it's like a sentence with no grammar. Try expressing it in words or give an example of when you would do something like that.

Addickted4life

I just put in a calculator and got 41. No idea how that works, another reason why I'm not taking maths for A level.

stonemuse

1

Addickted

Only Bodmus if there are brackets and/or multipliers

It's 1.

Algarveaddick

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BODMAS

Not according to this...

 

Covered End

Order of Operations

Do things in Brackets First. Example:

		6 × (5 + 3)	=	6 × 8	=	48
		6 × (5 + 3)	=	30 + 3	=	33	(wrong)

Exponents (Powers, Roots) before Multiply, Divide, Add or Subtract. Example:

		5 × 22	=	5 × 4	=	20
		5 × 22	=	102	=	100	(wrong)

Multiply or Divide before you Add or Subtract. Example:

		2 + 5 × 3	=	2 + 15	=	17
		2 + 5 × 3	=	7 × 3	=	21	(wrong)

Otherwise just go left to right. Example:

		30 ÷ 5 × 3	=	6 × 3	=	18
		30 ÷ 5 × 3	=	30 ÷ 15	=	2	(wrong)

How Do I Remember It All ... ? BODMAS !

B	Brackets first
O	Orders (ie Powers and Square Roots, etc.)
DM	Division and Multiplication (left-to-right)
AS	Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right)

Folev the red

Defo 41

Sonicstud85

I just put in a calculator and got 41. No idea how that works, another reason why I'm not taking maths for A level.

Try putting it in a scientific calculator... Gospel! 42!

stonemuse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BODMAS

Not according to this...

 

huh, not gonna believe wiki ;-) ... sticking to my answer of 1 ... which is the most logical

Sonicstud85

Fat fingers - 41!

Covered End

Hmm it's either 41 or 683  :-)