yes, but to be honest, many guys (me too) can punch this into calculators and online sources and get 2. without the X, guys like me will get the 24 before the division.
For me, it's a matter of semantics.
48÷2(9+3) = ????
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yes, but to be honest, many guys (me too) can punch this into calculators and online sources and get 2. without the X, guys like me will get the 24 before the division.
For me, it's a matter of semantics.
And for the record, you can play this substituion game with ANY of the numbers in this problem so,
((0.0208333333)^-1)/2(9+3)
is the same problem
It started with this. I think it was pg. 34.
Then Gods_Idiot chimed in.
I couldn't let it ride.
Then follownut jumped on the '/' and '÷' are different bandwagon.
From there Nathan, armed with absurd info from Mathway, ran with his '÷' is different than '/' theory. lol. follownut and Gods_Idiot abandoned him to his own stupidity.
End of story.
It's kinda funny how the reasoning behind 2 being the answer has morphed several times in this thread. From PEMDAS to distributive property to '÷' is different than '/'....what's next????
Quoted and going into the sig for the ironyOK, now I see why you're being such a dumbass....this isn't an Algebra problem.
BGOLers...we are back down to 59.9% with the correct answer...
It's kinda funny how the reasoning behind 2 being the answer has morphed several times in this thread. From PEMDAS to distributive property to '÷' is different than '/'....what's next????
They're all trolls so I'm sure they'll think of something.
Quoted and going into the sig for the irony
You should add this definition of elementary algebra to the sig:
Elementary algebra is the most basic form of algebra. It is taught to students who are presumed to have no knowledge of mathematics beyond the basic principles of arithmetic. In arithmetic, only numbers and their arithmetical operations (such as +, −, ×, ÷) occur. In algebra, numbers are often denoted by symbols (such as a, x, or y).
Now, I wonder how long it'll take you to admit what kind of problem this really is.
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyy
All in the name of the subject I love
Sadly, I never get tired of solving equations 
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Next problem....9(3+7)/2=?
PEMDAS-->9(10)/2
PEMDAS-->90/2
PEMDAS-->45
Next 9*(3+7)/2
PEMDAS-->9*(10)/2 **in this case it is the same as 9*10/2 because you have a times sign and multiplication and division are of the same order...you can go left to right or divide by 2 first
PEMDAS-->45
you get the same answer as 9(3+7)/2, but there is a difference in that you have to prioritize in the first equation because the 9 is in front of it and not a times sign.
Thanks.
lol. People are choosing to solve this problem on how they feel.You should add this definition of elementary algebra to the sig:
Elementary algebra is the most basic form of algebra. It is taught to students who are presumed to have no knowledge of mathematics beyond the basic principles of arithmetic. In arithmetic, only numbers and their arithmetical operations (such as +, −, ×, ÷) occur. In algebra, numbers are often denoted by symbols (such as a, x, or y).
Now, I wonder how long it'll take you to admit what kind of problem this really is.
They feel they need to eliminate the parentheses, when all it does is signify a group and indicate there's multiplication with the 2.
They want to distribute the two, but ignore the "48÷" until later.
They confuse the division and consider everything to the right of the / to be the denominator.
They feel because it's before the D in PEMDAS that multiplication is completed first.
Man. lol.
It ends up being a long thread wherever it gets posted. I think the main problem (if the answer is indeed 2) is not handling that "2()" operation before the "48/#" portion. That's how I came up with 288...just doing what I remember of the order of operations but not knowing or at least remembering that one part.
I don't get why people are calling each other stupid over it though, because although it's a "simple" math problem...it obviously isn't that simple... I've done network subnetting, and hex, binary, and for a while at least, wrote some assembly language programs, so I don't think I'm a complete idiot...but I admit, I was in the 288 club, and I think I can say that 2 is the answer now.
I don't get why people are calling each other stupid over it though, because although it's a "simple" math problem...it obviously isn't that simple... I've done network subnetting, and hex, binary, and for a while at least, wrote some assembly language programs, so I don't think I'm a complete idiot...but I admit, I was in the 288 club, and I think I can say that 2 is the answer now.
My nicca, you finna send this thread to a 1000+ pages with this shit....now that's ambiguous
Awwww sorryYou should add this definition of elementary algebra to the sig:
Elementary algebra is the most basic form of algebra. It is taught to students who are presumed to have no knowledge of mathematics beyond the basic principles of arithmetic. In arithmetic, only numbers and their arithmetical operations (such as +, −, ×, ÷) occur. In algebra, numbers are often denoted by symbols (such as a, x, or y).
Now, I wonder how long it'll take you to admit what kind of problem this really is.
several examples showing this problem as an algebra problem were given by me...unfortunately you do not understand it as an arithmatic problem so I tried to show it as algebra (to show the distributive property). Here let me show you again 
2(x+3) = ????
2(x+3) = 2x+6
48÷2(x+3) = ????
48÷(2x+6)
Now substitute your9 back in and what do you get?
Got it? I'm sure you don't because you have not gotten it in over 30 pages
you do knowAyyyyyyyyyyyyy
All in the name of the subject I love
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Next problem....9(3+7)/2=?
PEMDAS-->9(10)/2
PEMDAS-->90/2
PEMDAS-->45
Next 9*(3+7)/2
PEMDAS-->9*(10)/2 **in this case it is the same as 9*10/2 because you have a times sign and multiplication and division are of the same order...you can go left to right or divide by 2 first
PEMDAS-->45
you get the same answer as 9(3+7)/2, but there is a difference in that you have to prioritize in the first equation because the 9 is in front of it and not a times sign.
Thanks.
that 9(7+3) is the same as 9*(7+3)
right?
RIGHT!?
...
Awwww sorry
2(x+3) = ????
2(x+3) = 2x+6
48÷2(x+3) = ????
48÷(2x+6)
Now substitute your9 back in and what do you get?
Got it? I'm sure you don't because you have not gotten it in over 30 pages
"The Problem" is reffering to the problem in the title.....dumbass.
The problem is NOT Algebra.......dumbass.
The red equation does NOT equal the green equation.....dumbass.
yup. deliberately left the numbers identical to make it straight forward.
next lesson coming up.
Awwww sorry
2(x+3) = ????
2(x+3) = 2x+6
48÷2(x+3) = ????
48÷(2x+6)
Now substitute your9 back in and what do you get?
Got it? I'm sure you don't because you have not gotten it in over 30 pages
You think you're so smart. The worst part is your arrogance about it.
how about this
48÷2(x+3)
24(x+3)
24x+72
now substitute the 9 back in.
Got it? I'm sure you don't because you have not gotten it in over 30 pages
Kind of fucks with what you're trying to accomplish.
More examples of the distributive property:
10(5-2)=?
You can solve this problem 2 ways
Path 1: 10(3) = 30
Path 2 (using distributive property): (10*5)-(10*2) = 50-20=30
My nicca, you finna send this thread to a 1000+ pages with this shit....now that's ambiguous
But, it's the same shit right?
Times like this makes me happy I calculate 3 phase electrical circuits that I can check with a multimeter.
Official time was 04-10-2011, 08:57 PM, according to the World Atomic Clock in England.
Ima do my part though and donate 50 dollars to the HelpaNiggaLearn Foundation.
You think you're so smart. The worst part is your arrogance about it.
how about this
48÷2(x+3)
24(x+3)
24x+72
now substitute the 9 back in.
Got it? I'm sure you don't because you have not gotten it in over 30 pages
Kind of fucks with what you're trying to accomplish.
follownut is a troll.
You think you're so smart. The worst part is your arrogance about it.
how about this
48÷2(x+3)
24(x+3)
24x+72
now substitute the 9 back in.
Got it? I'm sure you don't because you have not gotten it in over 30 pages
Kind of fucks with what you're trying to accomplish.
I would get 2X +6, but that's just me.
You are still making the same mistake...the number next to the parentheses must be multiplied through before anything else:You think you're so smart. The worst part is your arrogance about it.
how about this
48÷2(x+3)
24(x+3)
24x+72
now substitute the 9 back in.
Got it? I'm sure you don't because you have not gotten it in over 30 pages
Kind of fucks with what you're trying to accomplish.
48÷2(x+3)
48/(2x+6)
substitute your 9 back in and what do you get?
you are now changing the equation...
you are creating a new priority that does not exist in the original equation. As I stated earlier, if it was meant to divide the 48 by 2 first the equation would look like this:
48/2(9+3)
As written, we must apply PEMDAS and go from there. There are no 2 ways to read the original equation.
EDIT: meaning the 48/2 would look like a fraction and be smaller than the (9+3). But the way the 2 is typed right next to the parentheses, there is no doubt how it is to be solved. Thanks.
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On a porn website...
About a math problem...
HOLY SWEET MARY & JOSEPH!!!
If this ain't the thread of year...
HOLY JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS!!!!!!...THIS SHIT IS RETARDED & EPIC at the same time...
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