Excel

Hi Igor


Thank you for your question regarding Bodmas.

Bodmas is a word used to help remember the order in which a calculation should be carried out.

B - Brackets
O - Order
D - Division
M - Multiplication
A - Addition
S - Subtraction

For example, 2 + 3 x 5 =

This could be calculated as (2+3) x 5 = 25 OR
2 + (3x5) = 17

According to BODMAS, multiplication should always be done before addition, therefore 17 is actually the correct answer.

Calculators automatically use the Bodmas rule so if you typed in 2 + 3 x 5 = it would give you the correct answer of 17

NB: O - Order is an alternative word for Power so a number raised to the power of 2 for example.



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Kind Regards,


Nafeesa

Microsoft Office Specialist Trainer