What is the answer ?

Bill Walker said:
This is a basic math equation like 50 + 10 × 0 + 7 + 2 = ? that most people should be able to solve. The answer is 59. The reason why is because when you are dealing with multiplication and addition, you need to solve the multiplication first, which in this case is 10 × 0, which equals 0. Then you add 50 + 0 + 7 + 2, which equals 59.
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flook said:
one of the classic headscrathers, if you follow the BOPDMAS rule it's 59, for anyone using logic it's 9. I doubt you would get consensus from a college of mathematics professors as convention from when I was at skool appears to have lapsed these days
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Oh dear…

Logic?

Mathematical order of operations is a basic concept. To think a “college of mathematics professors” would not have consensus on this convention is unimaginable.

…unless I just got hooked?!
 
ChicagoBlue said:
Oh dear…

Logic?

Mathematical order of operations is a basic concept. To think a “college of mathematics professors” would not have consensus on this convention is unimaginable.

…unless I just got hooked?!
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yes perhaps I was being a little over-dramatic there :) But you get my point
 
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