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48÷2(9+3) = ???
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Are people showing this to others with the ÷ sign? That's beyond confusing and the root problem of all of this
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Are people showing this to others with the ÷ sign? That's beyond confusing and the root problem of all of this
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This. the sign is key.
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This. the sign is key.
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I asked my girl's aunt who is a math tutor and she said 288.
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I asked my girl's aunt who is a math tutor and she said 288.
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I asked (insert someone with a math credential) and they said 2.
I can do it too.
I can do it too.
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I asked (insert someone with a math credential) and they said 2.
I can do it too.
I can do it too.
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Originally Posted by balloonoboy
I asked (insert someone with a math credential) and they said 2.
I can do it too.
one of your boys who claimed to have had extensive experience in calculus said PEMDAS goes in order.
another claimed it was 2 because his GF who's a teacher that taught at-risk kids said so
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Originally Posted by balloonoboy
I asked (insert someone with a math credential) and they said 2.
I can do it too.
one of your boys who claimed to have had extensive experience in calculus said PEMDAS goes in order.
another claimed it was 2 because his GF who's a teacher that taught at-risk kids said so
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I'll add my 2 cents after going thru, yes, all 118 pages of this thread
All the arguments have been read and personally analyzed
And those of team 288 have made the strongest points, with the most understandable explanations including credential sources
Not to say that team 2's effort is not valant in their own comprehension, however, you guys are incorrect.
Plus, no pun, there are more and more people converting to team 288 after the debate have prolonged for several days
I too, have originally arrived at 288 as the answer. Of course I had doubts, but I consulted some of the most trustworthy people I know for this task, and those are my childhood friends whom I still keep in touch with overseas in Vietnam.
These guys are math wiz. We all know Asians overseas are superior when it comes to Math. These dudes studied calculus in 8th grade while I was still doing algebra.
They concurred with the answer 288, and laughed at me for even making such a big deal over a simple problem.
For those that got 2 as the answer, I wont break it down as to why this is incorrect, because it has been stated NUMEROUS times in this thread by many 288 NTers. And I think they did an extremely thorough job at doing it. So I salute you guys.
The only way for the solution to be 2, is if these brackets were to be added [ ]
48 : [ 2 ( 9 + 3 ) ] = 2
48 : 2 ( 9 + 3 ) = 288
That is all.
All the arguments have been read and personally analyzed
And those of team 288 have made the strongest points, with the most understandable explanations including credential sources
Not to say that team 2's effort is not valant in their own comprehension, however, you guys are incorrect.
Plus, no pun, there are more and more people converting to team 288 after the debate have prolonged for several days
I too, have originally arrived at 288 as the answer. Of course I had doubts, but I consulted some of the most trustworthy people I know for this task, and those are my childhood friends whom I still keep in touch with overseas in Vietnam.
These guys are math wiz. We all know Asians overseas are superior when it comes to Math. These dudes studied calculus in 8th grade while I was still doing algebra.
They concurred with the answer 288, and laughed at me for even making such a big deal over a simple problem.
For those that got 2 as the answer, I wont break it down as to why this is incorrect, because it has been stated NUMEROUS times in this thread by many 288 NTers. And I think they did an extremely thorough job at doing it. So I salute you guys.
The only way for the solution to be 2, is if these brackets were to be added [ ]
48 : [ 2 ( 9 + 3 ) ] = 2
48 : 2 ( 9 + 3 ) = 288
That is all.
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I'll add my 2 cents after going thru, yes, all 118 pages of this thread
All the arguments have been read and personally analyzed
And those of team 288 have made the strongest points, with the most understandable explanations including credential sources
Not to say that team 2's effort is not valant in their own comprehension, however, you guys are incorrect.
Plus, no pun, there are more and more people converting to team 288 after the debate have prolonged for several days
I too, have originally arrived at 288 as the answer. Of course I had doubts, but I consulted some of the most trustworthy people I know for this task, and those are my childhood friends whom I still keep in touch with overseas in Vietnam.
These guys are math wiz. We all know Asians overseas are superior when it comes to Math. These dudes studied calculus in 8th grade while I was still doing algebra.
They concurred with the answer 288, and laughed at me for even making such a big deal over a simple problem.
For those that got 2 as the answer, I wont break it down as to why this is incorrect, because it has been stated NUMEROUS times in this thread by many 288 NTers. And I think they did an extremely thorough job at doing it. So I salute you guys.
The only way for the solution to be 2, is if these brackets were to be added [ ]
48 : [ 2 ( 9 + 3 ) ] = 2
48 : 2 ( 9 + 3 ) = 288
That is all.
All the arguments have been read and personally analyzed
And those of team 288 have made the strongest points, with the most understandable explanations including credential sources
Not to say that team 2's effort is not valant in their own comprehension, however, you guys are incorrect.
Plus, no pun, there are more and more people converting to team 288 after the debate have prolonged for several days
I too, have originally arrived at 288 as the answer. Of course I had doubts, but I consulted some of the most trustworthy people I know for this task, and those are my childhood friends whom I still keep in touch with overseas in Vietnam.
These guys are math wiz. We all know Asians overseas are superior when it comes to Math. These dudes studied calculus in 8th grade while I was still doing algebra.
They concurred with the answer 288, and laughed at me for even making such a big deal over a simple problem.
For those that got 2 as the answer, I wont break it down as to why this is incorrect, because it has been stated NUMEROUS times in this thread by many 288 NTers. And I think they did an extremely thorough job at doing it. So I salute you guys.
The only way for the solution to be 2, is if these brackets were to be added [ ]
48 : [ 2 ( 9 + 3 ) ] = 2
48 : 2 ( 9 + 3 ) = 288
That is all.
Parentheses first.
48/2(9+3).
48/2(12).
Then divide. If the equation has both a division and multiplication sign, such as this one, then you do whatever occurs first, first. In this problem, division occurs first, so you divide. If it was instead a multiplication sign first, then you would multiply before dividing.
You get:
24(12)
Then multiply it.
Final Answer:
288
This is such an easy equation, but I can understand why and how someone would mess it up. It's just funny how the people who have the wrong answers cannot face the fact that they're wrong, and yet, call others stupid and dumb. They are too ignorant to realize their mistakes.
Sorry for the big font, but after 117 pages of nonsense and arguments, I just wanted to get the point across and show people how do this equation correctly in an easy/understandable format.
48/2(9+3).
48/2(12).
Then divide. If the equation has both a division and multiplication sign, such as this one, then you do whatever occurs first, first. In this problem, division occurs first, so you divide. If it was instead a multiplication sign first, then you would multiply before dividing.
You get:
24(12)
Then multiply it.
Final Answer:
288
This is such an easy equation, but I can understand why and how someone would mess it up. It's just funny how the people who have the wrong answers cannot face the fact that they're wrong, and yet, call others stupid and dumb. They are too ignorant to realize their mistakes.
Sorry for the big font, but after 117 pages of nonsense and arguments, I just wanted to get the point across and show people how do this equation correctly in an easy/understandable format.
Parentheses first.
48/2(9+3).
48/2(12).
Then divide. If the equation has both a division and multiplication sign, such as this one, then you do whatever occurs first, first. In this problem, division occurs first, so you divide. If it was instead a multiplication sign first, then you would multiply before dividing.
You get:
24(12)
Then multiply it.
Final Answer:
288
This is such an easy equation, but I can understand why and how someone would mess it up. It's just funny how the people who have the wrong answers cannot face the fact that they're wrong, and yet, call others stupid and dumb. They are too ignorant to realize their mistakes.
Sorry for the big font, but after 117 pages of nonsense and arguments, I just wanted to get the point across and show people how do this equation correctly in an easy/understandable format.
48/2(9+3).
48/2(12).
Then divide. If the equation has both a division and multiplication sign, such as this one, then you do whatever occurs first, first. In this problem, division occurs first, so you divide. If it was instead a multiplication sign first, then you would multiply before dividing.
You get:
24(12)
Then multiply it.
Final Answer:
288
This is such an easy equation, but I can understand why and how someone would mess it up. It's just funny how the people who have the wrong answers cannot face the fact that they're wrong, and yet, call others stupid and dumb. They are too ignorant to realize their mistakes.
Sorry for the big font, but after 117 pages of nonsense and arguments, I just wanted to get the point across and show people how do this equation correctly in an easy/understandable format.
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/thread.Originally Posted by VietStar
Parentheses first.
48/2(9+3).
48/2(12).
Then divide. If the equation has both a division and multiplication sign, such as this one, then you do whatever occurs first, first. In this problem, division occurs first, so you divide. If it was instead a multiplication sign first, then you would multiply before dividing.
You get:
24(12)
Then multiply it.
Final Answer:
288
This is such an easy equation, but I can understand why and how someone would mess it up. It's just funny how the people who have the wrong answers cannot face the fact that they're wrong, and yet, call others stupid and dumb. They are too ignorant to realize their mistakes.
Sorry for the big font, but after 117 pages of nonsense and arguments, I just wanted to get the point across and show people how do this equation correctly in an easy/understandable format.
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/thread.Originally Posted by VietStar
Parentheses first.
48/2(9+3).
48/2(12).
Then divide. If the equation has both a division and multiplication sign, such as this one, then you do whatever occurs first, first. In this problem, division occurs first, so you divide. If it was instead a multiplication sign first, then you would multiply before dividing.
You get:
24(12)
Then multiply it.
Final Answer:
288
This is such an easy equation, but I can understand why and how someone would mess it up. It's just funny how the people who have the wrong answers cannot face the fact that they're wrong, and yet, call others stupid and dumb. They are too ignorant to realize their mistakes.
Sorry for the big font, but after 117 pages of nonsense and arguments, I just wanted to get the point across and show people how do this equation correctly in an easy/understandable format.
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And I stand corrected, for another Viet Nter just concurred with the solution.
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And I stand corrected, for another Viet Nter just concurred with the solution.
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After you add what's in the parenthesis, there is still a parenthesis though.
You have to get rid of the parenthesis before moving on.
You have to get rid of the parenthesis before moving on.
You have to get rid of the parenthesis before moving on.
So, what you gonna do? 48/2x12? That is not the same as 48/2(12).
All you dudes asking your professors, ask them why the parenthesis remains when the whole point of P is to take care of the parenthesis.
Now if you had a problem that read 48/2x(9+3)...it would be easy to get rid of the parenthetical. Just add what's inside. There is no coefficient (greater than 1) attached to it. The problem at hand, there is.
You have to get rid of the parenthesis before moving on.
You have to get rid of the parenthesis before moving on.
You have to get rid of the parenthesis before moving on.
So, what you gonna do? 48/2x12? That is not the same as 48/2(12).
All you dudes asking your professors, ask them why the parenthesis remains when the whole point of P is to take care of the parenthesis.
Now if you had a problem that read 48/2x(9+3)...it would be easy to get rid of the parenthetical. Just add what's inside. There is no coefficient (greater than 1) attached to it. The problem at hand, there is.
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so it's finally over
