30÷2(2+3)÷5=?

Work out the answer for the above equation.

……….
Now what did you get?

……….
0.6? 15? Neither?

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Now here’s the interesting thing. It is possible to get both numeral answers, depending on how you did it.

Remember the BODMAS rule we learnt in school?

B: Brackets first
O: Orders (i.e. Powers and Square Roots etc.)
DM: Division and Multiplication (left-to-right)
AS: Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right)

You would definitely have used this method to solve the above equation, if you actually worked it out on paper rather than using a calculator. But to get both answers, it really just depends on how you interpret the BODMAS rule.

1) Answer: 0.6
30÷2(2+3)÷5=?
=> 30÷2(5)÷5 (B)
=> 30÷10÷5 (B)
=> 0.6 (D left-to-right)

2) Answer: 15
30÷2(2+3)÷5=?
=> 30÷2(5)÷5 (B)
=> 30÷2x5÷5 (DM left-to-right since 2(5)=2x5)
=> 15

So the crucial point here is, how do you interpret the BODMAS rule?

Do you derive the result of 2(5) using the bracket rule or just translate it to 2x5 since we were taught that brackets mean multiplication? 

Which is right and which is wrong? Which method did you use?

Interesting isn’t it?

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I found this on Facebook and thought it’s nice to share it with everyone.

I read through the comments made by some people and came across this one I thought it’s really funny. This person rephrased the equation and made it into a word problem that goes like that:

”If the government is giving 30 dollars to 2 families of 2 adults and 3 children before taxing them 80%, how much would each member get? Still 15 bucks? Or 60 cents?”

Totally ROFLOL!

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HAPPY EASTEREVERYONE! STAY SAFE ALRIGHTS?

醉後決定愛上你

OMG this drama looks like a good one to catch! Why are all the actors so handsome one? *faints*

It also features Kingone from the recent Singapore’s feature film Love 50% 《爱情折扣》.
Romance genre overdosed omg.

辛苦了，幸福就会来了 :)

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Chanced upon this quote and thought it makes a hell lot of sense! So interestingly true too!

“How do you expect kids nowadays to listen to their parents when Tarzan lives half naked, Cinderella comes back home at midnight, Pinocchio lies all the time, Aladdin is the king of thieves, Batman drives at 320km/hour, Sleeping Beauty is lazy and Snow White lives with 7 guys. We shouldn’t be surprised when kids misbehave at times! They get these ideas from their own storybooks.”

A pinky post

Went window shopping one day in the city when I came across this store that sells watches. I’m not a big fan of watches and all, but what really caught to my attention was this PINK range of watches. They’re so damn pretty la.. So this was prolly 2 weeks ago.

Been thinking about it every now and then and regretting not asking for the prices, so I decided to pop by the store again and ask this time. The salesperson then proceeded asking me which watch I was interested in. Fear of telling him “oh you know that WHOLE PINK range out there”, I picked my favourite three.

Coincidentally, my favourite watch happens to be the cheapest one (out of that three). The salesperson - asian, further spoke in a low tone voice “I can give you 20% off that price”. That would make it $156 after discount. Great, now I’m even more tempted to get it because of that.

I know $156 is still quite costly - for a watch, given when I’m not even a watch person, and I never really buy branded expensive stuff because I don’t see the point. But I didn’t like it because it’s branded. It’s PINK, and that’s how it caught to my attention to start with. And I’ve looked around for a bit; can’t find any other brands that sells PINK watches.

It’s not that I can’t afford it myself, but this is obviously a want, not a need. So I’m having trouble thinking if I’ll not like it (as much) anymore after I buy it. And because it’s costly, I don’t want to buy it and dump it in one corner after that.

Should I buy? Maybe as a 21st birthday cum early graduation gift to myself? Watches can keep for life right? That would make it a memorable gift for life.

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Been hearing from lotsa sources that Harbour Town has been having great sales. Finally succumbed to going with Wendy after so long of resistance. Maybe because I’ve been eyeing on a couple of rather expensive things recently, I didn’t really buy anything even though there’s so much sale going on.

Tried on a couple of things though..

A very low cut black elegant maxi dress from Forever New.

I really liked this dress for some reason, it’s just so pretty, but this was size 6 and the last piece, and it’s tight as hell. The material’s stretched to the max, and worst of all, I was barely breathing.

I also kinda really liked this dress from Chic-a-booti. The PINK’s not too bright, but it’s a love-hate relationship when it comes to the bottom part. It’s a unique dress with these daggling patterns pieces off the overall length, but I couldn’t decide how long my love for it will last.

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Back in February right after I came back from Singapore, I made a trip to Harbour Town and fell in love with the Kate Hill stam bags. I’ve always been wanting a PINK bag but was never able to find one that looks nice enough. But I kinda like the beige-white too, though the chance of staining it is just so great.

 
I was so tempted to get it at that point, but after seeing the price, I thought I’ll wait for the price to decrease in a couple more months before buying.

So 2 months on I went into the shop to find that the price has not dropped a single cent!! WHY?!?!

Should I spend my 1.5 weeks pay on it? Now that I’ve said it, $70 really isn’t a lot. But for a bag? Really?

Someone pretty please buy it for me for my 21st. The watch and bag shall go into my wish list for now. Sigh..

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Okay 3 reasonably long-ish blog posts typed in 3 hours compensated for the lack of updates recently.

Week 7 of Uni just ended. I’m so close to the finishing line now I feel like pausing the quickness of how everything is coming to an end. Before the end there’s still so much to be done. At the end I don’t know what else would start. I hate how everything is so unpredictable at the moment..

New hairstyle?

You know, a lot can happen when you don’t feel like studying..


Young innocent look fail. Nerdy look with fake thick glasses even worse.

 
What about mature look?

Getting sick of straight hair at times. Feel like perming it now that my hair has grown so long.
And I really need to figure out my parting and fringe. Side parting seems to work better with permed hair. It doesn’t work with my current straight hair; it just looks weird. Or maybe it’s my face structure.
Or that could be due to my fringe. Should I cut it short? But I hate pinning fringes up.
How how?
Dilemma.

One weekend some weeks ago..

..some crazy-ass birthday party took place at my house. either way, if the noise level wasn’t loud enough to burst your eardrums, the mess created will cause you to think twice about throwing a party next time (especially when it’s at YOUR own house).

Honestly, I still have no idea what exactly took place. I was all along in my room, trying to do some i-lects but clearly failed due to distractions. When I came out in the middle of the night, this was exactly what I saw.

Poor Yellow Pages.

Anyways, went to the annual Joondalup Festival with Debra and finally tried the Wave Swinger after been wanting to try it since 2008. (quote Debra: just try it now; you’re getting too old for it soon.)

 

Right now I wouldn’t say I regretted trying it. But during the 5 minutes spin on the ride, I can tell you, every single second I felt like dying. Literally. Motion sickness kills me real badly. The level of height made it ten times worse. And to think I actually paid $9 for such a thrill.=.=

Shall end this post with a video of the not-so-great-fireworks-but-still-better-than-nothing.