Order of Operations Multi-cache
Ike 13: Another ammo can lost to 'progress'
-
Difficulty:
-
-
Terrain:
-
Size: 
(regular)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
This is the thirty-first cache in my finite mathematical series. But it is my first Mathematical multicache. I am a math teacher by day. I thought a cache series dedicated to math would be a good way to educate the public.
This should be a very simple, straightforward two stage multicache. Find the first container, obtain the final six digits and figure out the proper order to navigate to the final. The first three operations will be the last three digits of the North, and the last three operations will be the last three digits of the west. You will be looking for an ammo can.
The order of operations is a series of rules that help humans and computers figure out which operations take precedence over the other. Over the last year I have seen more and more easy arithmetic problems pop up where people debate the answer due to their interpretations (or misinterpretations) of the proper order of operations. One example is 48÷2(9+3) = ??? Many teachers use mnemonics to help students remember the proper order. You cannot even trust a calculator to get these simple equations correct. Basic non-scientific calculators usually work left to right and ignore order of operations; while a scientific or graphing calculator is programmed to take the order of operations into account.
Additional Hints
(No hints available.)