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Re: Are we all doing our math correctly?
From: Herman Dekker
Date: 2017 Jul 12, 00:32 -0700
From: Herman Dekker
Date: 2017 Jul 12, 00:32 -0700
Just for then fun one other phrase
In The Netherlands I learned at school, 55 years before, the phrase.
Meneer Van Dalen Wacht Op Antwoord. Free translated: Mister Van Dalen Waits On Answer
1e Machtsverheffen ^
2e Vermenigvuldigen ·
3e Delen /
4e Worteltrekken √
5e Optellen +
6e Aftrekken -
But then there where not yet electronic calculators or computers,
they work on there own rules, from left to right.
regards
HermanD