2023-08-01 09:19 UTC
I was going to start discussing this tonight, but was hoping for some more answers. I guess people don't want to risk a wrong answer in a #Maths teacher's post! 😂 Don't worry - I don't bite! 🙂 This is #Mastodon not the other place. This thread's here to help people learn, and there are MANY mistakes that can be made, and it helps to see some in action. You wanna learn where you might be going wrong with your #Mathematics ? Post here. 😉 I'll check in again tomorrow, and then start explaining
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@SmartmanApps@dotnet.social 2023-08-02 09:21
@DevWouter@s.poweredbydev.com @mattgoldman@mastodon.social both got the correct answer of 1 - well done! Let's look at the correct working out, then delve into where people go wrong with their #Maths #math 8/2(1+3) =8/(2*1+2*3) =8/(2+6) =8/8 =1 Also acceptable is... 8/2(1+3) =8/2(4) =8/(2*4) =8/8 =1 If you've seen someone say that it's ambiguous, it isn't - we shall see in coming weeks that #MathsIsNeverAmbiguous they have simply forgotten one or more #Mathematics rules First, #DontForgetDistribution the Distributive Law...