On 16/09/2010 5:24 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
> Ranée at Arabian > wrote:
>
>> > wrote:
>
>>> Four times the sum of 10 and x is equal to 16; I settled on (10 + x)4 =16
>>> but it doesn't look right to me.
>
>> The only thing I'd change is putting the 4 in front. We always wrote
>> out operations that way.
>
> It's right either way, but putting the four first makes it
> more resemble the English sentence.
>
>
> Steve

I vaguely recall doing it that way when I was in High School. That was
one hell of a long time ago I might add. Learnt the new ways, or should
I say "was hit with them", during later tertiary studies.

Krypsis