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On April 08 2011 15:47 Turo wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:45 ISighZ wrote:
Wow.. what the? I can't believed the poll..
It's 288..It's basic math..
I can understand the poll of the second math question because it can really go both ways depends on how you view it. There's better ways of writing that math. As for the first math problem Seriously!?!?!? I think there should be a poll with US resident, voted 288/US resident voted 2 and Not US resident, voted 288/Not US resident, voted 2. From the couple page I glance at, the people say 2 are from another country. I wish I had a report button for people like you. TL is an international site, and you're a jerk.
....yeah, the insinuation here is not particularly flattering. Not sure if it's banworthy, but I agree. He's a jerk.
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48÷2(9+3) = 48÷ 2 * 12 = 288.
That's it.
For those, who think it's 2:
Then it should've been:
48÷2÷(9+3) = 24 ÷ 12 = 2. But we have (*) not (÷) in front of brackets.
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I wonder how the voting distribution would look like if OP added an additional poll for whether the person voting has ever used spreadsheet software regularly or not.
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On April 08 2011 15:47 BluePanther wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:45 Robstickle wrote:
Out of curiosity.
How would most people here interpret 3^3^3?
Is it 3^27 or 27^3? 27^3 Not that there's any difference...
Not that there's any difference?
27^3=19683
3^27>7trillion
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On April 08 2011 15:46 HULKAMANIA wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:44 Cutlery wrote:On April 08 2011 15:41 HULKAMANIA wrote:
The way I see it there are 2 ways of viewing this thread:
1) The answer to this question is simple. There are intelligent people on one side of the debate and morons on the other. Anyone who does not get the same answer that you did obviously struggles with middle-school math or can't read text on a screen or is missing some key portion of his or her brain or is in some other way a highly deficient human being and an embarrassment to the rest of the species.
or
2) The answer to this question is not so simple. There are rational, intelligent, and well-educated individuals who have come down on either side of the debate or who have come down on no side at all—instead suggesting that there is an certain ambiguity in the way that the notation is written. Someone who did not get the same answer that you did might have had a perfectly reasonable thought process behind his or her choice.
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Now I admit it. I admit it: the second option is nowhere near as fun as the first option because it doesn't allow you to give yourself a big pat on the algebraic back and denigrate the mental capacities of everyone who disagrees with you.
Nevertheless, I think it's probably the more compelling choice. I view the thread as how statistics do complete turn arounds based on small details and how people argue that they're right either way while others are in the wrong (Y). It's fascinating You lost me there. Is that like a math and/or programming joke? Because to be honest I'm more on the liberal arts side of campus. 
this is a poll, not a math quiz. the trick lies in the division sign which was carefully changed halfway through the poll
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On April 08 2011 15:47 BluePanther wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:45 Robstickle wrote:
Out of curiosity.
How would most people here interpret 3^3^3?
Is it 3^27 or 27^3? 27^3 Not that there's any difference...
3^27 = 7.62559748 × 10^12 -> a HUGE number.
27^3 = 19 683
There is a difference.
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On April 08 2011 15:49 chonkyfire wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:47 BluePanther wrote:On April 08 2011 15:46 chonkyfire wrote:On April 08 2011 15:43 BluePanther wrote:
It's both, depending on the notation standard you are using.
Basic algebra rules will give 288.
Basic computer languages will give 2.
Was that clear enough? wouldn't the correct way to express it in algebra be 48/2(9+3)= 48/2(12)= 48/24=2 ??? no, it's strict order of operations, and therefore 288. yeah strict order 2(12) comes before 48/2 in 48/2(12) P for... parenthesis
i'm pretty sure parenthesis refers to whats INSIDE parenthesis.
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On April 08 2011 15:26 Ruyguy wrote:
I think we can all agree that typing math formulas on a keyboard is stupid.
No. It just proves how over-using parenthesis is never a bad thing.
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On April 08 2011 15:49 Robstickle wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:47 BluePanther wrote:On April 08 2011 15:45 Robstickle wrote:
Out of curiosity.
How would most people here interpret 3^3^3?
Is it 3^27 or 27^3? 27^3 Not that there's any difference... Not that there's any difference? 27^3=19683 3^27>7trillion
may bad, but i'm blaming that one on the windows calculator.
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On April 08 2011 15:49 Cutlery wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:46 HULKAMANIA wrote:On April 08 2011 15:44 Cutlery wrote:On April 08 2011 15:41 HULKAMANIA wrote:
The way I see it there are 2 ways of viewing this thread:
1) The answer to this question is simple. There are intelligent people on one side of the debate and morons on the other. Anyone who does not get the same answer that you did obviously struggles with middle-school math or can't read text on a screen or is missing some key portion of his or her brain or is in some other way a highly deficient human being and an embarrassment to the rest of the species.
or
2) The answer to this question is not so simple. There are rational, intelligent, and well-educated individuals who have come down on either side of the debate or who have come down on no side at all—instead suggesting that there is an certain ambiguity in the way that the notation is written. Someone who did not get the same answer that you did might have had a perfectly reasonable thought process behind his or her choice.
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Now I admit it. I admit it: the second option is nowhere near as fun as the first option because it doesn't allow you to give yourself a big pat on the algebraic back and denigrate the mental capacities of everyone who disagrees with you.
Nevertheless, I think it's probably the more compelling choice. I view the thread as how statistics do complete turn arounds based on small details and how people argue that they're right either way while others are in the wrong (Y). It's fascinating You lost me there. Is that like a math and/or programming joke? Because to be honest I'm more on the liberal arts side of campus. this is a poll, not a math quiz. the trick lies in the division sign which was carefully changed halfway through the poll
Oooh! Wait a second they flipped the script on everyone?
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On April 08 2011 15:50 BluePanther wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:49 chonkyfire wrote:On April 08 2011 15:47 BluePanther wrote:On April 08 2011 15:46 chonkyfire wrote:On April 08 2011 15:43 BluePanther wrote:
It's both, depending on the notation standard you are using.
Basic algebra rules will give 288.
Basic computer languages will give 2.
Was that clear enough? wouldn't the correct way to express it in algebra be 48/2(9+3)= 48/2(12)= 48/24=2 ??? no, it's strict order of operations, and therefore 288. yeah strict order 2(12) comes before 48/2 in 48/2(12) P for... parenthesis i'm pretty sure parenthesis refers to whats INSIDE parenthesis.
I really don't know anymore.
if 2(9+3)=24 then 2 is apart of the parenthesis.
If you do 18 + 6 = 24
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On April 08 2011 15:50 BluePanther wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:49 Robstickle wrote:On April 08 2011 15:47 BluePanther wrote:On April 08 2011 15:45 Robstickle wrote:
Out of curiosity.
How would most people here interpret 3^3^3?
Is it 3^27 or 27^3? 27^3 Not that there's any difference... Not that there's any difference? 27^3=19683 3^27>7trillion may bad, but i'm blaming that one on the windows calculator.
i'm also slightly intoxicated.
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On April 08 2011 15:50 Andymoo wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:26 Ruyguy wrote:
I think we can all agree that typing math formulas on a keyboard is stupid. No. It just proves how over-using parenthesis is never a bad thing. Yes, if you're typing formulas, you're probably programming. And it's an old taught good practice standard in any programming environment to simply abuse parenthesis to make it perfectly clear what you're trying to do.
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On April 08 2011 15:51 chonkyfire wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:50 BluePanther wrote:On April 08 2011 15:49 chonkyfire wrote:On April 08 2011 15:47 BluePanther wrote:On April 08 2011 15:46 chonkyfire wrote:On April 08 2011 15:43 BluePanther wrote:
It's both, depending on the notation standard you are using.
Basic algebra rules will give 288.
Basic computer languages will give 2.
Was that clear enough? wouldn't the correct way to express it in algebra be 48/2(9+3)= 48/2(12)= 48/24=2 ??? no, it's strict order of operations, and therefore 288. yeah strict order 2(12) comes before 48/2 in 48/2(12) P for... parenthesis i'm pretty sure parenthesis refers to whats INSIDE parenthesis. I really don't know anymore. if 2(9+3)=24 then 2 is apart of the parenthesis. If you do 18 + 6 = 24
2(9+3) is def 24. 9+3 =12, then 2(12) which is 24.
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Woot I learned maths on TL, thanks <3
I totally wanted it to be 48/(2(2+3))
Cus then it'd give 2 
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On April 08 2011 15:47 BluePanther wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:45 Robstickle wrote:
Out of curiosity.
How would most people here interpret 3^3^3?
Is it 3^27 or 27^3? 27^3 Not that there's any difference...
?? 3^27 >>>>>>> 27^3
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On April 08 2011 15:50 HULKAMANIA wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 15:49 Cutlery wrote:On April 08 2011 15:46 HULKAMANIA wrote:On April 08 2011 15:44 Cutlery wrote:On April 08 2011 15:41 HULKAMANIA wrote:
The way I see it there are 2 ways of viewing this thread:
1) The answer to this question is simple. There are intelligent people on one side of the debate and morons on the other. Anyone who does not get the same answer that you did obviously struggles with middle-school math or can't read text on a screen or is missing some key portion of his or her brain or is in some other way a highly deficient human being and an embarrassment to the rest of the species.
or
2) The answer to this question is not so simple. There are rational, intelligent, and well-educated individuals who have come down on either side of the debate or who have come down on no side at all—instead suggesting that there is an certain ambiguity in the way that the notation is written. Someone who did not get the same answer that you did might have had a perfectly reasonable thought process behind his or her choice.
...
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...
Now I admit it. I admit it: the second option is nowhere near as fun as the first option because it doesn't allow you to give yourself a big pat on the algebraic back and denigrate the mental capacities of everyone who disagrees with you.
Nevertheless, I think it's probably the more compelling choice. I view the thread as how statistics do complete turn arounds based on small details and how people argue that they're right either way while others are in the wrong (Y). It's fascinating You lost me there. Is that like a math and/or programming joke? Because to be honest I'm more on the liberal arts side of campus. this is a poll, not a math quiz. the trick lies in the division sign which was carefully changed halfway through the poll Oooh! Wait a second they flipped the script on everyone?
yyyy, when ÷ is used, a smaller majority gets 288, when / is used a larger majority gets 2 for the answer.
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