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Posted on 9/5/17 at 10:48 am to SG_Geaux
I got 9 as well. I don't see the confusion.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 10:58 am to slackster
The answer key says its 1
Posted on 9/5/17 at 10:59 am to Placebeaux
quote:No it doesnt
The answer key says its 1
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:02 am to lsupride87
quote:It probably does because it isn't 3 divided by 1 and then divided by 3.
No it doesnt
It is 3 divided by 1/3.
No way all of you guys were wrong.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:03 am to Scruffy
quote:I am telling you the answer is 9. It is really simple
It probably does because it isn't 3 divided by 1 and then divided by 3.
It is 3 divided by 1/3.
No way all of you guys were wrong.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:04 am to lsupride87
Not if it is 9 minus 3 divided by one third plus 1.
Then the answer is one.
Then the answer is one.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:05 am to Placebeaux
The problem is written intentionally stupidly in order to confuse.
If you follow the order of operations, you should do the two divisions from left to right, which would give an answer of 9. But then I saw that you had spaced it out to "hint" that the 1/3 was "together", as if it had parentheses around it, and the answer would be 1. Now I see you've changed the first / to ÷, which does a similarly tricky thing to give an answer of 1.
So, IMO, the REAL answer is: tell the dumbass who wrote the problem to learn how to write a fricking math problem.
If you follow the order of operations, you should do the two divisions from left to right, which would give an answer of 9. But then I saw that you had spaced it out to "hint" that the 1/3 was "together", as if it had parentheses around it, and the answer would be 1. Now I see you've changed the first / to ÷, which does a similarly tricky thing to give an answer of 1.
So, IMO, the REAL answer is: tell the dumbass who wrote the problem to learn how to write a fricking math problem.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:05 am to Placebeaux
quote:Post a picture of the answer key.
Placebeaux
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:08 am to Korkstand
quote:This is what Scruffy has been saying this entire damn thread.
The problem is written intentionally stupidly in order to confuse.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:10 am to Korkstand
quote:
So, IMO, the REAL answer is: tell the dumbass who wrote the problem to learn how to write a fricking math problem.
It's properly written for anyone that knows how to properly solve a math problem.
If the intended answer is 1, it is not written correctly. But if a specific answer other than 9 is not desired, it is written properly.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:10 am to lsupride87
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:11 am to Scruffy
quote:
This is what Scruffy has been saying this entire damn thread.
Sorry, didn't read the whole thing. I assumed it was like all the other math threads where everyone thinks they're right and the actual correct answer is never agreed upon.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:11 am to LNCHBOX
quote:Google the problem. People have convinced themselves it is 1.
It's properly written for anyone that knows how to properly solve a math problem.
If the intended answer is 1, it is not written correctly. But if a specific answer other than 9 is not desired, it is written properly.
And it leads with this, "Even though calculators will say the answer is 9......"
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:12 am to Placebeaux
quote:Thats great. They are wrong. Go buy 50 calculators and enter the problem. Put it in excel. Use what ever math device you would like. The answer is 9
Yeah it does
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:14 am to lsupride87
This is a description from your video
quote:Because calculators are correctly solving the equation and not changing it. Calculators do not assume, they simply solve
calculators will not group the 1/3, so the calculator evaluates: 9 – 3/1/3 + 1 = 9 – 3/3 + 1 = 9 – 1 + 1 = 9
quote:Right off the bat they change the equation by adding parenthesis
The correct answer is found by grouping 1/3 with parentheses and following the order of operations, with division taking precedence. 9 – 3 ÷ (1/3) + 1
This post was edited on 9/5/17 at 11:15 am
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:14 am to Placebeaux
3/.3333333 =9
9-9=0
0+1=1
Your answer is 1
Your welcome!
9-9=0
0+1=1
Your answer is 1
Your welcome!
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:15 am to rebeloke
quote:There is no parenthesis around the 1/3
3/.3333333 =9
This post was edited on 9/5/17 at 11:16 am
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:16 am to Placebeaux
quote:
9-3÷1/3+1=
There are multiple ways to solve this problem depending on order of operations and whether that is a 1/3 or it is 1 divided by three. Based purely as written:
3 divided by 1 = 3. 3/3=1. 9-1=8. 8+1=9. The answer is 9.
If it's a fraction 1/3, then 3/ 1/3 would = 9. 9-9+1=1
If the / is actually seperating the top from the bottom so as to be more accurately written as (9-3/1)/(3+1), then 3/1=3, 9-3=6, 3+1= 4, and 6/4= 1.5.
This post was edited on 9/5/17 at 11:19 am
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:17 am to Placebeaux
BOOM!!
Suck it everybody!
Suck it everybody!
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