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http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/03/facebook_math_problem_why_pemdas_doesn_t_always_give_a_clear_answer.html This is without argument the correct answer of how to evaluate this expression according to current usage.

Some people have a different interpretation. And while it’s not the correct answer today, it would have been regarded as the correct answer 100 years ago. Some people may have learned this other interpretation more recently too, but this is not the way calculators would evaluate the expression today.

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Since some people think the answer is 16, and others think it is 1, many people argue this problem is ambiguous: it is a poorly written expression with no single correct answer. Suppose it was 1917 and you saw 8÷2(4) in a textbook. What would you think the author was trying to write? When a is a fraction, this essentially involves exchanging the position of the numerator and the denominator. The reciprocal of the fraction 3 In this exercise, you can choose between several settings, so it's up to you to select the ones that suit you best. Here are the available options:

It is often easier to work with simplified fractions. As such, fraction solutions are commonly expressed in their simplified forms. 220 the decimal would then be 0.05, and so on. Beyond this, converting fractions into decimals requires the operation of long division. Most calculators treat it the same way as regular multiplication. Grouped terms are typically grouped with parentheses if they are meant to be evaluated first. Unlike adding and subtracting integers such as 2 and 8, fractions require a common denominator to undergo these operations. One method for finding a common denominator involves multiplying the numerators and denominators of all of the fractions involved by the product of the denominators of each fraction. Multiplying all of the denominators ensures that the new denominator is certain to be a multiple of each individual denominator. The numerators also need to be multiplied by the appropriate factors to preserve the value of the fraction as a whole. This is arguably the simplest way to ensure that the fractions have a common denominator. However, in most cases, the solutions to these equations will not appear in simplified form (the provided calculator computes the simplification automatically). Below is an example using this method. a In a Multiplication Chart, the results are displayed in a table (with columns and rows), whereas in a Times table Chart they are displayed as a list of increasing multiplications.

But here’s my counter-point: a calculator is not going to say “it’s an ambiguous expression.” Just as courts rule about ambiguous legal sentences, calculators evaluate seemingly ambiguous numerical expressions. So if we take the expression as written, what would a calculator evaluate it as? Converting from decimals to fractions is straightforward. It does, however, require the understanding that each decimal place to the right of the decimal point represents a power of 10; the first decimal place being 10 1, the second 10 2, the third 10 3, and so on. Simply determine what power of 10 the decimal extends to, use that power of 10 as the denominator, enter each number to the right of the decimal point as the numerator, and simplify. For example, looking at the number 0.1234, the number 4 is in the fourth decimal place, which constitutes 10 4, or 10,000. This would make the fraction 1234

You may like to use this worksheet at home to support your child's learning and give them the chance to practice their 2 times table outside of the classroom. The in-line expression also omits the parentheses of the divisor. This is like how trigonometry books commonly write sin 2θ to mean sin (2θ) because the argument of the function is understood, and writing parentheses every time would be cumbersome.A pretty 2 Times table chart in A4 format (PDF) that will help you learn your 2 times table. Thanks to its colored numbers, it will make it easier for you to memorize the multiplication results. Mind Your Puzzles is a collection of the three "Math Puzzles" books, volumes 1, 2, and 3. The puzzles topics include the mathematical subjects including geometry, probability, logic, and game theory.

Game mode: random or increasing. When you don't know your table very well, we advise you to start with the "increasing" mode. As soon as you feel more comfortable, try the "random" mode, which is a little more difficult but will help you memorize all the multiplications in the 2 times table. times 1... 2,2 times 2... 4,2 times 3... 6,2 times 4... 8,2 times 5... 10,2 times 6... 12,2 times 7... 14,2 times 8... 16,2 times 9... 18,2 times 10... 20,2 times 11... 22,2 times 12... 24 ” The first multiple they all share is 12, so this is the least common multiple. To complete an addition (or subtraction) problem, multiply the numerators and denominators of each fraction in the problem by whatever value will make the denominators 12, then add the numerators. EX: I suspect the custom was out of practical considerations. The in-line expression would have been easier to typeset, and it takes up less space compared to writing a fraction as a numerator over a denominator: When multiplying decimals, say, 0.2 0.2 0.2 and 1.25 1.25 1.25, we can begin by forgetting the dots. That means that to find 0.2 × 1.25 0.2 \times 1.25 0.2 × 1.25, we start by finding 2 × 125 2 \times 125 2 × 125, which is 250 250 250. Then we count how many digits to the right of the dots we had in total in the numbers we started with (in this case, it's three: one in 0.2 0.2 0.2 and two in 1.25 1.25 1.25). We then write the dot that many digits from the right in what we obtained. For us, this translates to putting the dot to the left of 2 2 2, which gives 0.250 = 0.25 0.250 = 0.25 0.250 = 0.25 (we write 0 0 0 if we have no number in front of the dot).

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Here the list starts at 2x1 and ends at 2x12. One way to memorize your table is to recite it aloud in this way: An alternative method for finding a common denominator is to determine the least common multiple (LCM) for the denominators, then add or subtract the numerators as one would an integer. Using the least common multiple can be more efficient and is more likely to result in a fraction in simplified form. In the example above, the denominators were 4, 6, and 2. The least common multiple is the first shared multiple of these three numbers. Multiples of 2: 2, 4, 6, 8 10, 12 Please do let us know a textbook or printed reference. Many people remember learning the topic a different way, but in 5 years no one has presented proof of this other way. In engineering, fractions are widely used to describe the size of components such as pipes and bolts. The most common fractional and decimal equivalents are listed below. 64 th Most popular calculators evaluate the expression the same way, and I would argue that is NOT a coincidence, but rather a reflection that calculators are programmed to the same PEMDAS/BODMAS rules we learn in school.