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Monday, December 17, 2012

Math Quiz


30 comments:

Anonymous said...

35

Anonymous said...

20...

Anonymous said...

35

Anonymous said...

35

Anonymous said...

35

Anonymous said...

100

Anonymous said...

55

Anonymous said...

55

Anonymous said...

55

Anonymous said...

55 or am I dumb too.

Anonymous said...

The order of equations for arithmetic is always MDAS - or multiply, divide, add, subtract. We teach "my dear Aunt Sally" as a mnemonic device.

That means you multiply 5x5 before adding the two 5s. The answer is 35.

More math problems please!

Anonymous said...

35- order of operation. Multiply then add.

Anonymous said...

It is 100.

dogg said...

35

Cathy said...

35
You complete the multiplication 1st so you get
5+25+5
Which equals 35

Anonymous said...

If it's 5 plus 5 which equals 10, times 5, which equals 50, plus an additional 5, then the answer is 55
But if it's 5 added to 5 times 5 then that would be 30 plus an added 5, totaling to 35
It all depends on how you choose to read the problem. My answer would always be 55, not 35

Anonymous said...

35

Anonymous said...

Please excuse my dear aunt Sally... Order of operations taught to EVERY 5th - 8th grader across the nation.... 35! Multiply first!

Anonymous said...

twelve!!

Anonymous said...

how did anyone get 100?

Daddio said...

The correct answer to such an equation is 35.

Multiply first, then add, IF there are no parenthesis to change the order.

Those who ended up with 100 used the wrong order, by adding first, then multiplying.

Should have paid more attention in grammar school math classes ...

lmclain said...

obama math, 5:04

Anonymous said...

I am allergic to math I have a note I even endorsed myself

Do You Want Fries With That?

Anonymous said...

4:06

"It all depends on how you choose to read the problem. My answer would always be 55, not 35"

Then your answer would always be wrong!

Anonymous said...

5+5=10 X 5+5 =10 10x 10= 100

Anonymous said...

Seriously? Is this a joke? This is basic math!

35

Anonymous said...

OMG are some of you people for real? This is not an algebra problem where you solve for x.
The answer is
5 plus 5 x 5 =30 plus 5 + 35

Anonymous said...

Its 17.5. The gov't takes half.

Alex said...

If you didn't say 35, you seriously need to reevaluate your lives.

Anonymous said...

Maths quiz??? where's the grammar police... Math is never plural...

and the answer is 35...

but when there can be confusion, parenthesis are helpful, but who expects proper punctuation when grammar is thrown to the wind.