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re: What's the answer to this math problem?
Posted on 8/2/17 at 4:24 pm to LakeViewLSU
Posted on 8/2/17 at 4:24 pm to LakeViewLSU
quote:
Its 10.
6 Squared is 36
36/6 = 6
6+4 = 10
This seems extremly easy for the OT.
Am I missing something?
You're missing the correct answer.
1
Posted on 8/2/17 at 4:25 pm to Slip Screen
I thoroughly enjoy a good math thread on the OT. You'll usually get two different answers, and the people getting those answers are certain they're correct. Once the correct answer has been determined and proven, the incorrect group refuses to back down. It's a nice way to break up the monotony of the day.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 4:27 pm to slackster
I especially love the "it depends on how you interpret it!" responses.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 4:30 pm to LordSaintly
quote:
I especially love the "it depends on how you interpret it!" responses.
You can always spot the English majors...
Posted on 8/2/17 at 4:59 pm to Breesus
10
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:01 pm to noonan
quote:
I'm assuming he's referring to hitchhikers guide.
No doubt. Bunch of shitdicks in here didn't catch that.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:05 pm to TigerstuckinMS
one of these math problems pops up on the OT or facebook once a month, and the question is always similar- there is always a parenthesis in the equation which throws most people off.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:10 pm to KosmoCramer
Those () are often tricky
This post was edited on 8/2/17 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:12 pm to LordSaintly
quote:
You should first divide 36 by 2. You are multiplying the 2 by 3 first, which is wrong.
I thought Multiplication has priority over Division according to the 2010 Multiplication/division accord .
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:13 pm to Breesus
I'm a guy. You're a dumbass.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:14 pm to KosmoCramer
58
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:15 pm to tigersnipen
Wolfram says 58 baws
6^2 / 2(3) + 4
6^2 / 2(3) + 4
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:16 pm to KosmoCramer
So dumb. This is like asking us to correctly interpret
".trailer chairs in put house movers the the the the from"
No mathematician worth his salt would write a problem in this manner.
".trailer chairs in put house movers the the the the from"
No mathematician worth his salt would write a problem in this manner.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:20 pm to LakeViewLSU
quote:
I thought Multiplication has priority over Division according to the 2010 Multiplication/division accord .
Multiplication and division are the same process just the inverse (or reciprocal) of each other. Similarly, subtraction is ultimately the addition of a negative number.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:20 pm to Paddyshack
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I think we got a 42 somewhere in the thread. Does that say anything about that guy's intelligence?
42 wasn't a serious answer, it was a reference to "Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy"
So there is that.
Don't forget your towel.
ETA: beaten to it.
This post was edited on 8/2/17 at 5:21 pm
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:23 pm to KosmoCramer
58 
This post was edited on 8/2/17 at 5:24 pm
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:36 pm to KosmoCramer
I have spent 10 minutes trying to figure out you get to 42 and I can't. It has to be a typo.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:50 pm to KosmoCramer
Explanation of all of the answers in this thread:
58 is the correct answer
10 is if you do not understand the order of operations
42 is a reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the answer is always 42)
350 is a reference to South Park (god damn, Loch Ness monster)
3.6 is probably some dude intentionally solving it wrong
58 is the correct answer
10 is if you do not understand the order of operations
42 is a reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the answer is always 42)
350 is a reference to South Park (god damn, Loch Ness monster)
3.6 is probably some dude intentionally solving it wrong
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:53 pm to Vicks Kennel Club
quote:
Explanation of all of the answers in this thread:
58 is the correct answer
10 is if you do not understand the order of operations
42 is a reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the answer is always 42)
350 is a reference to South Park (god damn, Loch Ness monster)
3.6 is probably some dude intentionally solving it wrong
Has anybody mentioned 288 yet?
Posted on 8/2/17 at 5:54 pm to FeauxPaw
quote:
No mathematician worth his salt would write a problem in this manner.
Maybe, but no mathematician worth his salt would get an answer other than 58. It's not ambiguous.
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