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    Your computer calculator will do it wrong as it would just work in the order e.g.

    If it was 9 - 9 x 4

    it would do 9-9 = 0 x 4 = 0

    Instead of 9x4 = 36

    9-36 = -27

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    Quote Originally Posted by Galaxay View Post
    Your computer calculator will do it wrong as it would just work in the order e.g.

    If it was 9 - 9 x 4

    it would do 9-9 = 0 x 4 = 0

    Instead of 9x4 = 36

    9-36 = -27
    agreed

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    It's BODMAS

    B - Brackets
    O - Other (powers)
    D - Division
    M - Mulitplication
    A - Addition
    S - Subtraction
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    I get taught BIDMAS, the I being for indicies.
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    21444 Oh yahhhh

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