I may be wrong, but according to BODMAS, addition is done before subtraction, therefore 1-0+1 = 2. The mistake folks are making is introducing brackets where there were none, thus the classic creating your own questions :) On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Erick Njenga <eriknjenga@gmail.com> wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtraction
The traditional names for the parts of the formula<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula>
*c* - *b* = *a*
are *minuend* (*c*) - *subtrahend* (*b*) = *difference* (*a*). The words "minuend" and "subtrahend" are uncommon in modern usage.[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtraction#cite_note-0> Instead we say that *c** and -b are terms, and treat subtraction as addition of the additive inverse <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additive_inverse>.*The answer is still called the *difference*.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtraction>
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