It's 41. The order of operations is given by BIDMAS: brackets, indices, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction. The only exception is that when written as a fraction, the top and bottom must be worked out before the division, e.g. 4 + 6 all over 2 + 3 will equal 2. I used to be Maths teacher.
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Whats the answer to this maths question?
- Thread starter Falkor
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BODMAS is what is used before the word indices is taught.
Goldstone Rapper
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How about this question:
0 x 0 =
0 x 0 =
It's 0
Is 0.9 recurring 1?
Goldstone Rapper
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Surely zero zeros can't be zero?
skipper734
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I have changed my mind. ( The first hypothesis was Jnr. Skippers, who costs his Mother at least £15,000 in school fees. To be fair he wasn't paying full attention , as he was worried that his copy of Skyrim hasn't arrived. 
) BODMAS doesn't work without brackets with this sort of equation, so multiplication takes precedent. 41.
) BODMAS doesn't work without brackets with this sort of equation, so multiplication takes precedent. 41.
Sigh* There is no answer otherwise 1=2 in so far as
0 x 1 = 0
0 x 2 = 0
There for 0 x 1 = 0 x 2
Dividing by zero
0/0 x 1 = 0/0 x 2
therefore 1 = 2
So there is no defined answer to your question.
BODMAS does work. It has M before A, so multiplication before addition. I would say zero zeros is zero, although I'm not sure how to prove it.
0 x 0 = 0. The problem is 0/0 is not equal to 1. 0/0 has no meaning.
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In fact anything divided by zero has no meaning.
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beorhthelm
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this.
Perkino
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None of you thickos know the answer then
I'm gonna say 85
beorhthelm
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which is just pointless trickery anyway, both sides equal 0, so the conclusion should be "therefore 0 = 0" (i realise you probably know this).
Mtoto
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Bingo!
Yes! I'm hot! Time to look at Cheltenham tomorrow.
It is 41