Tricky Math Problem
May 16, 2020 07:48:45 #
techwolf
Loc: Edgewater, Fl
Jerry is correct. It is 30. The sneakers are valued at 10.... The boy is 5... And the cone is 4.
The order of operations is powers & parenthesis from left to right then addition & subtraction from left to right. So 10 + 5 × 4 = 10 + 20 = 30.
The order of operations is powers & parenthesis from left to right then addition & subtraction from left to right. So 10 + 5 × 4 = 10 + 20 = 30.
May 16, 2020 07:49:17 #
May 16, 2020 07:51:16 #
May 16, 2020 07:51:43 #
May 16, 2020 07:59:53 #
May 16, 2020 08:01:05 #
The pair of sneakers is 10, but what is the price of one sneaker? If you went into a shoe store and tried to buy one sneaker, what would they charge you?
May 16, 2020 08:11:12 #
May 16, 2020 08:31:09 #
May 16, 2020 08:34:26 #
May 16, 2020 08:37:17 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
The pair of sneakers is 10, but what is the price of one sneaker? If you went into a shoe store and tried to buy one sneaker, what would they charge you?
Well, $5 for a man looks pretty reasonable
May 16, 2020 08:41:20 #
5 (1 shoe) + 19 (boy 5, shoes 10, cones 4) =24 x 2 (value of 1 cone) = 48
May 16, 2020 08:51:55 #
BurghByrd
Loc: Pittsburgh
My first answer of 12 overlooked that the boy was wearing shoes and holding cones and the multiplication instead of addition as noted by randave2001, I wasn't very observant. I believe he has the right answer at 43 assuming that the boy wearing shoes and holding cones is additive. Arithmetic precedence negates the need for parentheses.
May 16, 2020 08:52:41 #
Rule of order
This means that you should do what is possible within parentheses first, then exponents, then multiplication and division (from left to right), and then addition and subtraction (from left to right).
5+(19*2)=43
This means that you should do what is possible within parentheses first, then exponents, then multiplication and division (from left to right), and then addition and subtraction (from left to right).
5+(19*2)=43
May 16, 2020 08:52:51 #
randave2001 wrote:
OK, I changed my mind. Here is what I come up with:
2 shoes = 10 therefore 1 shoe =5
Boy = 5
2 bouquets = 4 therefore 1 bouquet = 2
Final formula is:
1 shoe + (boy holding 2 bouquets and wearing 2 shoes) X 1 bouquet which would numerically be 5 + (5+4+10) X 2 or 5+19X2. Using the MDAS method of solving that would then be 5+38=43 (final answer).
2 shoes = 10 therefore 1 shoe =5
Boy = 5
2 bouquets = 4 therefore 1 bouquet = 2
Final formula is:
1 shoe + (boy holding 2 bouquets and wearing 2 shoes) X 1 bouquet which would numerically be 5 + (5+4+10) X 2 or 5+19X2. Using the MDAS method of solving that would then be 5+38=43 (final answer).
Does holding the bouquets and wearing shoes count as a number?
I could not figure out what that meant.
Thank you for explaining it and it does make sense, I guess.
If so that is good to know as I could not figure what that all meant.
Does shoes etc add or multiply?
Thank you for the excellent explanation.
May 16, 2020 09:28:48 #
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.