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re: Bizarre Math Question and Answer breaks the internet - Sorry if already posted
Posted on 4/16/15 at 7:51 am to ChineseBandit58
Posted on 4/16/15 at 7:51 am to ChineseBandit58
quote:But the problem as written, not as an engineer would interpet it is 288. There is a reason that R and other math software result in 288 because as written, without any assumptions, the answer is 288. If you want the answer to result in 2, you need to add parantheses.
Nobody is arguing the answer. Strictly following the PEMDAS order of operations, the way it is taught in elementary arithmetic class, the 'answer' is 288.
Reading the statement the way an adult engineer would read it, the 'answer' is 2.
take your pick.
The discussion is about how inappropriate PEMDAS is for application to algebra.
This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 7:51 am
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Posted on 4/16/15 at 7:58 am to buckeye_vol
Why is there multiplication privilege here?
What the hell did division do to anybody?
What the hell did division do to anybody?
Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:01 am to buckeye_vol
quote:
But the problem as written, not as an engineer would interpet it is 288. There is a reason that R and other math software result in 288 because as written, without any assumptions, the answer is 288. If you want the answer to result in 2, you need to add parantheses.
- Then go input the following equation exactly how you read it:
48
2(9+3)
you would get 288 in any math program if you just read it as is (48 divided by 2(9+3)) without using any logic.
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