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#1 2009-02-25 14:01:30

pkeenan
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Registered: 2007-09-14
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Order of operations

Scratch doesn't seem to follow the order of operations. For example:
set answer to 5*4+12/3 gives 40
You should multiply 5*4 and get 20, then divide 12/3 and get 4, and then add 20 + 4 and get 24

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#2 2009-02-25 14:37:51

Ssbrawl700
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Registered: 2009-02-11
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Re: Order of operations

well personally if it did it in order of ops then it wouldn't be more user friendly.

Also if you put it like this

(( (( 5 <*> 4 )) <+> ((  12</> 3 )) ))

it is 24

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#3 2009-02-25 14:46:22

demosthenes
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Registered: 2008-02-19
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Re: Order of operations

It all depends on which blocks are in which, the ones that are furthest in go first.

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#4 2009-03-11 11:31:30

sallie
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Re: Order of operations

great

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#5 2009-03-11 11:52:25

mrweston
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Re: Order of operations

Yeah, you just have to keep in mind that each one of those rounded arithmetic blocks is essentially a pair of parentheses, so you'll be forcing the order of operations each time you build a statement.

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