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A Simple Math Problem? - Page 4
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StarStruck
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I thought we weren't going to invade other people's forums anymore O; | ||
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koreasilver
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In 48/2(n+6) it would always go 48/(2n+12), not 24(n+6). | ||
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Retgery
Canada1229 Posts
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Tabbris
Bangladesh2839 Posts
Edit-Thought it was 2 also then realized my mistake. I got a A in fucking Al/trig and still got fooled lol Its the ÷ sign thats screwing ppl up | ||
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garbanzo
United States4046 Posts
Also, people still use that symbol for division? Edit: Dangling participle! | ||
Empyrean
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On April 08 2011 05:48 Raiznhell wrote: I'm not sure if everyone here is trolling or not but the answer is obviously 2 lol. 2(9+3) is 24, 48/24 = 2. it's like the easiest question I've seen in ages lol. Incorrect. XD | ||
Carnivorous Sheep
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Drock
United States305 Posts
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FliedLice
Germany7494 Posts
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n00b3rt
Bulgaria890 Posts
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Shigy
United States346 Posts
On April 08 2011 05:48 Raiznhell wrote: I'm not sure if everyone here is trolling or not but the answer is obviously 2 lol. 2(9+3) is 24, 48/24 = 2. it's like the easiest question I've seen in ages lol. i know right, what a bunch of trolls!! | ||
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Oleo
Netherlands283 Posts
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Tschis
Brazil1511 Posts
Depends on the writing, really You could see it as (48 ÷ 2) * (9 + 3) = 288 or (48) ÷ (2 * (9 + 3)) = 2 if you just write 48÷2(9+3) you can't really be sure of which you want, in my opinion it's a bad formatted question Edit: On April 08 2011 05:49 koreasilver wrote: In standard algebraic notation the 2 in 2(9+3) is prioritized over the 48/2. In 48/2(n+6) it would always go 48/(2n+12), not 24(n+6). This. //tx | ||
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Zanno
United States1484 Posts
you never see the ÷ sign past an 8th grade math textbook and ambiguity like this is exactly why | ||
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44Lunchbox
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:\ User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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Devil Trigger
United States107 Posts
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Fawkes
Canada1935 Posts
On April 08 2011 05:47 Hugoboss21 wrote: 48 -------- 2(9+3) 48 -------- 24 = 2 how about... 48 ----- (9+3) 2 24(9 + 3) 24(12) 288? | ||
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Doorhandle
Canada107 Posts
-Eminem aka Marshall Mathers" Im pretty sure it was Winston Churchill that said that. Also, I got 288 so I feel like a genius (which I am). | ||
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Marradron
Netherlands1586 Posts
On April 08 2011 05:45 MasterOfChaos wrote: I'd say if the multiplication sign is omitted then multiplication binds stronger than division. Just like 1/2x is 1/(2x) and not (1/2)*x. But that's just a matter of convention. You just define stuff as you need, and as long as it's consistent it doesn't matter. Arguing about conventions is utterly stupid. Writing math like 1/2x in text like this itself doesn't make very much sense. This is the very reason it is usualy written with a numerator and denomerator. That way no confusion can exist. Still strictly speaking multiplaction and devision are equal as they are inverse operations. Therefore they should just be treated from left to right. However writing the 2*x such as in 2x binds stronger isn't really standard convenction. Since there is no well excepted convention the standard rules should just be followed saying 1/2x = (1/2)*x. | ||
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Diks
Belgium1880 Posts
On April 08 2011 05:48 Raiznhell wrote: I'm not sure if everyone here is trolling or not but the answer is obviously 2 lol. 2(9+3) is 24, 48/24 = 2. it's like the easiest question I've seen in ages lol. oh my god a troll seeing trolls | ||
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