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Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:26 am to Korkstand
quote:It wasn't ambiguous; it was written incorrectly.
It wasn't. It was ambiguous.
quote:Then given the available syntax, it must be written as (1/3).
The 1/3 was intended to be a fraction,
quote:Which is how the problem is written within the rules of the syntax.
Otherwise, if you just type out 3/1/3, it should be evaluated left to right.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:27 am to LNCHBOX
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Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:27 am to klrstix
quote:
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You'll be better off not editing in whatever you were going to try to say.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:28 am to klrstix
Without parentheses there is no dividing by one third in the problem. There's dividing by 1 followed by dividing by 3
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:29 am to Placebeaux
quote:M&D are on the same "level", as are A&S. Remember, division is just multiplication by a fraction, and subtraction is just addition of a negative number. There's no reason for M to come before D, or A to come before S. They are equivalent operations.
You know because MDAS addition before subtraction
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:30 am to LNCHBOX
quote:Stop assuming that it isn't 3 divided by one third.
Don't care. Problem as written in OP has one exact answer: 9.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:31 am to Scruffy
quote:
Stop assuming that it isn't 3 divided by one third.
It's not an assumption. It's a fact dictated by order of operations.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:33 am to LNCHBOX
quote:I know it's silly, but it was clear to anyone paying attention that OP meant to type something other than 3/1/3.
quote:Problem as written in OP had clear problems of its own. In real life, it's usually best to reason about intent rather than to blindly solve problems and proclaim your superiority.
Don't care. Problem as written in OP has one exact answer: 9.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:34 am to buckeye_vol
quote:True, it was written incorrectly. It was also written with explicit signs that something other than 3/1/3 was intended.
It wasn't ambiguous; it was written incorrectly.
quote:Agreed, I indicated as much a few posts back.
Then given the available syntax, it must be written as (1/3).
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:34 am to Placebeaux
19?
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:34 am to Korkstand
quote:
but it was clear to anyone paying attention that OP meant to type something other than 3/1/3.
Then it's a different problem. The problem as written by OP has an answer of 9.
quote:
In real life, it's usually best to reason about intent rather than to blindly solve problems and proclaim your superiority.
I'm not going to apologize for being able to solve simple math. Saying it's ambiguous is a cop-out. You can argue intent all you want. There is only one answer to the problem in the OP. Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:38 am to Korkstand
quote:
In real life, it's usually best to reason about intent rather than to blindly solve problems and proclaim your superiority.
In math, it's usually best to solve the written problem rather than make blind assumptions based on the inclusion of an additional space.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:39 am to Wayne Campbell
quote:
In math, it's usually best to solve the written problem rather than make blind assumptions based on the inclusion of an additional space.
Just let him keep digging.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:39 am to LNCHBOX
quote:Scruffy is sorry you chose poorly.
It's not an assumption. It's a fact dictated by order of operations.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:39 am to Scruffy
quote:
Scruffy is sorry you chose poorly.
Scruffy should stick to medicine.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:39 am to Korkstand
quote:And remember this OP got an answer of 7, so it was bound to be written incorrectly one way or the other. It's best not to assume then and just solve as presented, until/unless a correctly written problem is provided.
True, it was written incorrectly. It was also written with explicit signs that something other than 3/1/3 was intended.
This post was edited on 9/5/17 at 11:41 am
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:40 am to Scruffy
Why do yall engage with LNCHBOX.
He lives to argue
He lives to argue
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:40 am to 50_Tiger
I really don't get why you're singling me out.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 11:41 am to Korkstand
Yeah when you dont use it you loae it.
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