Basic maths question.

[Raman]

The majority disagree that its 41.

I just done a straw poll with the Mrs, Her parents, My Mother, The Dog and a 6 year old apart from the 6 year old we all got 1. 

The 6 year old says its 99. 

[nirvana]

whilst we're on the subject of maths...



most beautiful thing in maths? discuss.

[X} confirmed nerds ITT

Brill to people like us but not sure the rest will see it

[marcro]

The majority disagree that its 41.

I just done a straw poll with the Mrs, Her parents, My Mother, The Dog and a 6 year old apart from the 6 year old we all got 1. 

The 6 year old says its 99. 

The sad part is, I believe that you, and others on here, believe the answer really is 41!!!!!!

[gatso]

The majority disagree that its 41.

I just done a straw poll with the Mrs, Her parents, My Mother, The Dog and a 6 year old apart from the 6 year old we all got 1.  

The 6 year old says its 99.  

please, please, please stop posting on this thread. the only thing keeping me from topping myself is the small chance that you're just doing this to wind up kinboshi

[Raman]

The majority disagree that its 41.

I just done a straw poll with the Mrs, Her parents, My Mother, The Dog and a 6 year old apart from the 6 year old we all got 1. 

The 6 year old says its 99. 

The sad part is, I believe that you, and others on here, believe the answer really is 41!!!!!!

It is 41.  

[zerofive]

The majority disagree that its 41.

I just done a straw poll with the Mrs, Her parents, My Mother, The Dog and a 6 year old apart from the 6 year old we all got 1.  

The 6 year old says its 99.  

The sad part is, I believe that you, and others on here, believe the answer really is 41!!!!!!

It is 41.  

lol please let's stop levelling marcro now, he's going to go mental.

[craigbetts]

So do we agree that 40 + 40 / 2 + 1 = 61 ?

No, it's 41. You've written the question wrong.

Has to be 26.6 recurring, no?

[marcro]

The majority disagree that its 41.

I just done a straw poll with the Mrs, Her parents, My Mother, The Dog and a 6 year old apart from the 6 year old we all got 1.  

The 6 year old says its 99.  

The sad part is, I believe that you, and others on here, believe the answer really is 41!!!!!!

It is 41.  

lol please let's stop levelling marcro now, he's going to go mental.

lol

[mondatoo]

Gatso's guna love this...

I asked a lass I work with who did A level Maths, she said 1.

I also asked another accountant, she said 1.

I asked the head of another department, she said 81, then 0.

I finished by asking the new "whizzkid" F.D, he'll know it surely, ermm, he said 0, then looked a bit puzzled and asked what I thought it was

[kinboshi]

Gatso's guna love this...

I asked a lass I work with who did A level Maths, she said 1.

I also asked another accountant, she said 1.

I asked the head of another department, she said 81, then 0.

I finished by asking the new "whizzkid" F.D, he'll know it surely, ermm, he said 0, then looked a bit puzzled and asked what I thought it was

I understand people going for 1, having forgotten (or never being taught) that multiplication/division should be done first - but how does the FD get 0?  Did you ask him to show his working?

[gatso]

awesome. how can they possibly make it zero? making it 1 is an understandable mistake, zero however is distinctly worrying especially for an FD

I assume accountants use excel all the time, tell them to stick 40+40*0+1 into a cell and see what happens

[mondatoo]

awesome. how can they possibly make it zero? making it 1 is an understandable mistake, zero however is distinctly worrying especially for an FD

I assume accountants use excel all the time, tell them to stick 40+40*0+1 into a cell and see what happens

When he said 0 I was like WTF ?

[technolog]

I imagine they thought it was 0 due to misinterpretation of the 'anything multiplied by 0 is 0' rule.

[Lucky]

awesome. how can they possibly make it zero? making it 1 is an understandable mistake, zero however is distinctly worrying especially for an FD

I assume accountants use excel all the time, tell them to stick 40+40*0+1 into a cell and see what happens

It displays 40+40*0+1   

[mulhuzz]

I was a thoroughbred mathlete in primary school , we played a game involving the multiplication table up as far as 12x12, you would stand back to back with your opponent and mimmick that its a wild west shootout, the teacher would shout 7x9 or something the quickest person to draw their gun and turn and shout out the answer was the winner, I was unbeaten and unbeatable! Good days!

i was also that guy.

still am, if I'm honest