Can You Pass This IQ Test For Teens?
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9 out of 10 adults couldn't score a perfect score on this test.
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billyboy915
Richard D. Boyle,
Thanks, Richard. I just saw this post. I hope you are well and wish you and yours a joyous holiday season.
It amazes me to see how our schools have failed so many in mathematics. I'm not sure if the acronyms, PEMDAS & BODMAS actually serve their purpose. They are essentially the same, but people don't learn how to use them properly.
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billyboy915
Debbie Panebianco,
The equation is:
24 ÷ 4 (6 - 4) = ?
We solve inside the brackets first giving us:
24 ÷ 4 (2) = ?
All that is left is division & multiplication, which carry EQUAL PRECEDENCE in an equation and are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. One function is not necessarily done before the other. The equation determines that.
Because division appears first, we divide first giving us:
6 (2) = 12
Marian Spitzig
Gail Cusack, I know a lot of British history. Don’t knock everyone.
William Laughlin
steve,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?
24 ÷ 4 (6 – 4) =
24 ÷ 4 (2) =
6 × 2 = 12
When operations are of equal hierarchy, WE ALWAYS perform those operations in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Multiplication and division are of equal hierarchy, as are addition and subtraction.
One doesn't necessarily precede the other. The equation determines when we perform these operations.
William Laughlin
Francis Oquendo,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?
Old math or new math, whatever you choose to call it, has not changed in centuries. Mathematics is a rigid, structured endeavor and the method for solving equations is immutable. There is only one correct method, otherwise scientists and mathematicians could not communicate globally.
William Laughlin
Mary Wiseman,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?
William Laughlin
Patrick Toomer,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?
William Laughlin
Ken,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?
William Laughlin
Hephzivah Israel,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?
William Laughlin
Pat Anne Hughes Everett,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?
William Laughlin
Donald McBurney,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?
William Laughlin
Debbie Panebianco,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?
William Laughlin
grewalsohinder,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?
William Laughlin
mikeyparry,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?
William Laughlin
Louella Wilson,
All mathematics questions and answers are correct. It's possible you don't understand how to use BODMAS or PEMDAS. They are both the same. Because the operations of multiplication and division carry equal weight in an equation, they are done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right. Both operations precede addition and subtraction, which are also done in the order they appear in the equation from left to right.
Did you solve your equation this way?