There was a time when I listened to the Moody Blues alot. :o) However, I learned EGBDF in piano lessons :o)


>If you've ever taken note of the Moody Blues' albums you'd know it's Every Good Boy Deserves Favour :-)
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Good_Boy_Deserves_Favour_(album)
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>>It's one of those things that stick in your head years later like "EGBDF" (Every good boy does fine) and "Roy G Biv" (Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet) :o)
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>>I've been 'programmed' :o)
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>>>Parentheses is much more elegant a word than Braces
>>>
>>>>Weird, I was taught PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction or "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" :o)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I was taught the order of solving is BEMDAS - Brackets - Exponents - Multiply - Divide - Add - Subtract
>>>>>
>>>>>>The rule of evaluation of equations is BODMAS:
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>>>>>> Brackets - Of - Divide - Multiply - Add - Subtract
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So 12
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>-24/4(-2)
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Is it:
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>-6(-2) = 12
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Or is it:
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>-24/-8 = 3
>>>>>>>