@net caster... Obviously if I knew the answer I would not have asked the question ...well, it is because of comments like yours that people end up disliking mathematics. Some of us are not gifted in some areas, but it doesn't mean that we are ignorant. ...When I ask a question it is because I want to know...If you have the answer, then give me the answer, but don't throw in stuff from wikipedia that I doubt you even understand (i.e. this Dunning–Kruger $hit probably applies to you more than me)... Thanks @paul for putting in the brackets above and I am now starting to understand the brackets thingy... Claire. On 1/4/11, Net Caster <madungu@gmail.com> wrote:
@Claire, ever heard of Dunning-Kruger <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect>effect? One skunker once pointed that out to you when you argued in this list that the number 666 is in the new constitution. Just saying....
On 4 January 2011 13:10, Claire Njoki <clairenjoki@gmail.com> wrote:
@paul
At what point do we decide to put the brackets?
I believe sospeter said that they are imaginary and that they just make it easier in grouping...
...therefore, would I be wrong if I just imagine that there are brackets there because I want to make the grouping easier?
Claire.
On 1/4/11, Paul Njoroge <njorogekamau@gmail.com> wrote:
just keep in mind that both 4's are negative so there is no 4-4, its -4-4, plus there's no need for brackets here....
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Claire Njoki <clairenjoki@gmail.com> wrote:
@joram...
My point exactly:
----- quoting joram ----- - with the bodmas rule do you calculate left to right or right to left? - when you have 8-4-4 which substraction do you do first the (4-4) or the (8-4) ----- end of quoting joram -----
a) 8-4-4 can be equal to 8 if we first do (4-4) b) 8-4-4 can be equal to 0 if we first do (8-4)
What I also ask is which left? My Left or Your Left.
Kudos to Joram for throwing in the whole toolbox in the works instead of only the spanner...
On 1/4/11, Haggai Nyang <haggai.nyang@gmail.com> wrote:
Hmmm...mine's the 90th post and counting...seems we spend 8-4-4 learning stuff, the years afterwards are spent unlearning :)
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