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Mod Edit: Here's a simple math problem. Vote before reading the next poll.
Poll: 48÷2(9+3)=?288 (2435) 56% 2 (1912) 44% 4347 total votes Your vote: 48÷2(9+3)=? (Vote): 2
(Vote): 288
Poll: What is your education and what is you result?288 - And I'm studying/have studied science/math/engineering at university level (1174) 36% 2 - And I'm studying/have studied science/math/engineering at university level (795) 24% 288 - And I'm not studying/have not studied science/math/engineering at university level (759) 23% 2 - And I'm not studying/have not studied science/math/engineering at university level (548) 17% 3276 total votes Your vote: What is your education and what is you result? (Vote): 2 - And I'm studying/have studied science/math/engineering at university level
(Vote): 288 - And I'm studying/have studied science/math/engineering at university level
(Vote): 2 - And I'm not studying/have not studied science/math/engineering at university level
(Vote): 288 - And I'm not studying/have not studied science/math/engineering at university level
Poll: How do you interpret "1/2x" ?1/(2*x) (1980) 67% (1/2)*x (990) 33% 2970 total votes Your vote: How do you interpret "1/2x" ? (Vote): 1/(2*x)
(Vote): (1/2)*x
Mod Edit 2: After you have voted read the thread before making posts to make fun of people who got it right or wrong. In fact, just don't do that.
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too bad I suck at math :C
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motbob
United States12546 Posts
Oh shit, I voted 2 and then realized it was 288.
This question is hard because it tempts you to group the 2(9+3) together because of the parentheses.
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What's the point of this thread? <_<
EDIT: fuck. That's tricky  soooo embarrassing ._.
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Baa?21242 Posts
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hahaha i guess the way its written is kind of deceptive for those who dont realize you should be writing this as 48 OVER 2(9+3)
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Oh dear...who picked 288?
The point of Bedmas is to get rid of brackets first.
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On April 08 2011 05:34 gunsharp wrote:
48 / 2 * 12
Damn I suck at life (well, just math) but still. :p
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Its the way its written thats deceiving people.
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lol by standard mathematical rules the answer would be 288. However stupid people might not know this and assume 48/ (2((9+3) = 2. However this is wrong since multiplication and division are to be done in order unless changed by brackets.
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On April 08 2011 05:35 Charger wrote:No. You do parenthesis first (12) then multiplication (2 x 12 which is 24) and then divsion (48/24) which is in fact = 2.
Multiplication and division are done left to right, since they're in the same tier in the order of operations.
On April 08 2011 05:35 Retgery wrote:
Oh dear...who picked 288?
All the ones who didn't rush in and pick the incorrect answer XD
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......I'm speechless....dumbfounded, and concerned about the general population that much more.
it's 288. Division and multiplication are equal in priority so it is read left to right.
48/2*(12)
24*12=288
WTF are people thinking.
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Baa?21242 Posts
Replace division witha slash and insert a x between the 2 and the parenthesis and you will see it's 288...
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On April 08 2011 05:36 N3rV[Green] wrote:
......I'm speechless....dumbfounded, and concerned about the general population that much more.
it's 288. Division and multiplication are equal in priority so it is read left to right.
48/2*(12)
24*12=288
WTF are people thinking.
Well consider one that has only like primary education mathematic knowledge. They could sure do it wrong. It's not hard to imagine. It's however hard to imagine they still don't understand it after people explain it.
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Katowice25012 Posts
I was going to close this but the poll is too amazing. Well done.
ok the bodybuilding thread is amazing too.
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ya'll gotta remember your mnemonics
please excuse my dear arnold schwarzenegger
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On April 08 2011 05:35 Charger wrote:No. You do parenthesis first (12) then multiplication (2 x 12 which is 24) and then divsion (48/24) which is in fact = 2.
Nope. You do the inner parenthesis first and the rest all have equal value from left to right.
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