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re: Simple math equation. Am I retarded or do people really not understand pemdas
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:52 pm to 7thWardTiger
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:52 pm to 7thWardTiger
If my drunk arse can get 58, so should everyone else.
It's amazing that as many if this type of thread we have on the OT, people still get the math wrong. Yes it is mildly ambiguous, but the answer to the question in the OP is 58 following proper convention.
It's amazing that as many if this type of thread we have on the OT, people still get the math wrong. Yes it is mildly ambiguous, but the answer to the question in the OP is 58 following proper convention.
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Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:53 pm to fleaux
Multiplication and division have equal priorities. Whichever one comes first in the equation gets done first.
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:13 pm to 7thWardTiger
not another one of these idiotic threads.
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:13 pm to 7thWardTiger
10
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:24 pm to 7thWardTiger
The problem isn't the math the problem is the formatting. Everyone is actually seeing three different problems. # 1 : ((6^2)/(2(3)))+4= (36/6)+4= 6+4=10
#2: ((6^2)/2)(3)+4= (36/2)(3)+4= 18(3)+4= 54+4=58
#3: (6^2)/(2(3)+4)= 36/(6+4)= 36/10=3.6
Again English problem not math problem.
#2: ((6^2)/2)(3)+4= (36/2)(3)+4= 18(3)+4= 54+4=58
#3: (6^2)/(2(3)+4)= 36/(6+4)= 36/10=3.6
Again English problem not math problem.
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:24 pm to 7thWardTiger
quote:
6 squared is 36. Divided by 2 is 18. X3 is 54. +4 is 58. What you got?
It may be time for you to go back to the 7th grade. I'm retarded at math, but even I got this.
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:27 pm to LNCHBOX
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people still get the math wrong
This has nothing to do with math. this is a way to tell a calculator what to do if you key in those symbols.
No real person ever uses that system to actually write down an expression that means something.
These things are all stupid.
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:28 pm to 7thWardTiger
3.6 imo
ps - you must always do parenthesis first
ps - you must always do parenthesis first
This post was edited on 7/5/15 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:28 pm to The Mick
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This post was edited on 3/16/21 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:30 pm to ChineseBandit58
Not argument there. They are stupid.
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:31 pm to graychef
quote:
I'm amazed at the incorrect answers here.
Are you really though?
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:32 pm to TopHog1
The answer is 58. Multiplication is not ahead of division. It simply goes left to right between the two
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:33 pm to OMLandshark
quote:The answer is 58
quote: 6 squared is 36. Divided by 2 is 18. X3 is 54. +4 is 58. What you got? It may be time for you to go back to the 7th grade. I'm retarded at math, but even I got this.
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:34 pm to wbeagle03
quote:I find this thought process to be problematic. If software/syntax is limited--like writing an equation on this site--then the burden is on the person presenting the problem to add the additional specifiers (e.g., parentheses) to clearly communicate the problem.
The problem isn't the math the problem is the formatting. Everyone is actually seeing three different problems
If those aren't presented, then solving the problem AS WRITTEN, with no additional assumptions, is always correct. If it isn't, then the error is on the presenter. In this case, 58 cannot be argued as incorrect.
This post was edited on 7/5/15 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:34 pm to 7thWardTiger
3.6
Jesus
Jesus
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:36 pm to Mullet Flap
The answer is and always be 58 on any and every operating system
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:39 pm to lsupride87
Answer is still 58 simpletons
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:39 pm to lsupride87
Wrong
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:42 pm to wbeagle03
quote:
The problem isn't the math the problem is the formatting. Everyone is actually seeing three different problems. # 1 : ((6^2)/(2(3)))+4= (36/6)+4= 6+4=10
#2: ((6^2)/2)(3)+4= (36/2)(3)+4= 18(3)+4= 54+4=58
#3: (6^2)/(2(3)+4)= 36/(6+4)= 36/10=3.6
Again English problem not math problem.
Not really. People are just adding parentheses wherever they want. You can't do that.
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:43 pm to lsupride87
You set it up wrong. You have to multiply the 2x3 and add 4 before dividing. You can't divide by one part of the bottom
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