(This might be the 'new stuff'.)
ORDER OF OPERATIONS:
You can't group the positive or negative integers together in a multiplication question, to make it easier. You HAVE TO go in order. Whatever is written first must go first in the order of operations. Multiply the integers in the brackets FIRST. After you multiply the 2 together, bring the adding sign down. Then add the question altogether to get the answer.
FOR EXAMPLE?
-3(6) - (2)(-4) =
-18 - -8 =
-18 + +8 = 10
-18 + +8 = 10
BOX..ES:
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eew, H O M E W O R K :
In the green booklet, on page six (COMBINING MULTIPLICATION WITH ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION) , do questions 1 to 9 in your notebook. Remember to show your work, I hope what my scribe says, kind of taught you to show your work .. well? :)
Well okaay then, I think i'm done my scribepost? Am I missing anything, Harbeck? :) Hopefully not! HAHA , yeeah i'm not going to 'break the chain' you guys :) I want to pick a guy for the scribe, I don't even know why .. o.O The next scriber is... SEAN! Sorry, but I had no one to choose. They didn't want to be scriber and they were blahblahblah... So yeah :D Have fun!
Hey! Good work on your post. It totally made sense. I remember learning order of operations and at first it was confusing and weird, but it quickly becomes second nature.
Nice diagrams too - the box method was really well described. The colours really helped keep things nice and clear.
Keep it up! :)
November 16, 2008 at 9:18 PM
THANK YOU! :) But my computer got all weird and it kept on deleting what I wrote down when I published it. So a lot of .. things got erased :/
.. But thank you :)
November 16, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Well done on this post! The different colors used in your diagrams really help your explanation! It seems as if you have a really good understanding on order of operations.
Keep up the excellent work!
November 18, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Good Job Hanbit.
Seriously, I didn't understand this stuff before, but now I do. No thanks to you! Kidding :) Haha, well good job, and I know, late late late response. Sorry! :)
November 20, 2008 at 5:59 PM