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re: Bizarre Math Question and Answer breaks the internet - Sorry if already posted
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:53 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:53 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
quote:No it isnt
It's both
2
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:53 pm to Hulkklogan
quote:
9+3=12
2x12=24
48/24=2
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2
Good god I hope you're trolling right now.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:53 pm to lsupride87
2(12) isn't on the order of P it's M
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:54 pm to lsupride87
I can't find it but I had a picture of 2 different calculators giving 2 different answers.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:54 pm to terd ferguson
intredasting.
I'm bad at math so this doesn't surprise me.
[img]Good god I hope you're trolling right now. [/img]
no.. i just did PEMDAS but forgot it has to read left ---> right, you can't just throw in any order.
I'm bad at math so this doesn't surprise me.
[img]Good god I hope you're trolling right now. [/img]
no.. i just did PEMDAS but forgot it has to read left ---> right, you can't just throw in any order.This post was edited on 4/15/15 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:54 pm to Croacka
The issue with the calculator is that "/" isn't ambigous like the division sign is. If there was a "/" instead of a division sign, there would be no question the answer is 288.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:54 pm to lsupride87
prove it
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:54 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
quote:
It's both
Well that's just cute.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:54 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
both P and M come before D, thus it really doesnt matter, either way the doctor is his mother.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:54 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
quote:Multiplication and division are done in the same order. Left to right determines the order in which the go. 48 divided by 2 goes first. There is no other way. Hell, look at the calculator
2(12) isn't on the order of P it's M
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:55 pm to Croacka
Found it
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:55 pm to LNCHBOX
quote:
The issue with the calculator is that "/" isn't ambigous like the division sign is. If there was a "/" instead of a division sign, there would be no question the answer is 288.
WELL, then exactly how the fricking equation is written both 2 and 288 are correct answers worth 100% credit
This post was edited on 4/15/15 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:55 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
quote:Look at the scientific calculator poster in this thread. Or go back to school. Either will show you the answer is 288
prove it
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:55 pm to Hulkklogan
For those who say the answer is 2, what is the answer to this one:
5-2+3
5-2+3
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:56 pm to KosmoCramer
These things are so stupid. Replace the divided by symbol with fractional notation and most of this confusion goes away. It's a test in PEMDAS, and nothing else.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:56 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Technically your work was incorrect, so not 100% by my book
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:56 pm to Hulkklogan
quote:
intredasting.
I'm bad at math so this doesn't surprise me
Multiply and divide are on the same plane... you do whichever comes first starting from left to right. Same with addition and subtraction.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:56 pm to KosmoCramer
Wolfram Alpha and correct application of order of operations say it is 288, so get over it everyone.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:56 pm to KosmoCramer
48/2*12
48*(0.5)*(12)
288
48*(0.5)*(12)
288
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:56 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
both are correct because the OTHER coin is a nickle. I get it now.
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