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Joxxy · 04-28-2011, 02:46 PM

48÷2(9+3) = x ---> x/5.76 = 50

FOIL works for binomials, PEMDAS for equations. Work it left to right.
Trust me, I'm Asian.

FlexxAeon · 04-28-2011, 02:46 PM

JFK gonna say "288" instead of "50?"

TMM_John · 04-28-2011, 02:49 PM

The correct answer by the way, is 288

d-null · 04-28-2011, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlexxAeon

i was just forgetting the rules and thought that 2(12) took precedence for some foolish reason

my old math teacher Mr. Ramsey would slap me

it does, 2(12) = (2(12)) it does not necessarily = 2*(12) when other expressions are involved

Konkan · 04-28-2011, 02:49 PM

48/2*(9+3)=48/2*12=48/24=2

cooldude7 · 04-28-2011, 02:50 PM

wtf i read that thing after 48 as + plus.,.,., fuck me.

what did i loose ? other than virginity :P

VladS · 04-28-2011, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMM_John

The correct answer by the way, is 288

I told you so.

TheDoc · 04-28-2011, 02:52 PM

That's not a divide sign, it's an over sign so you multiple first.

ilnjscb · 04-28-2011, 02:54 PM

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/48293

WarChild · 04-28-2011, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDoc

That's not a divide sign, it's an over sign so you multiple first.

Umm, what?

The "over" line in a fraction MEANS divide, does it not?

Have a look at your keyboard, let me know where the division sign resides? ;)

TMM_John · 04-28-2011, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarChild

Umm, what?

The "over" line in a fraction MEANS divide, does it not?

Have a look at your keyboard, let me know where the division sign resides? ;)

LOL, in people's imaginations.

vano · 04-28-2011, 03:03 PM

the answer is 2, idiots

9+3 = 12
12 x 2 = 24
48 / 24 = 2

TheDoc · 04-28-2011, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarChild

Umm, what?

The "over" line in a fraction MEANS divide, does it not?

Have a look at your keyboard, let me know where the division sign resides? ;)

It's still divide but it's said over, so the order changes. Either way, I'm no math person I just remember running into this with code.

Seth Manson · 04-28-2011, 03:05 PM

When I voted 288 and viewed the results, I was the only person that had said 288. Two people said 2, and one person said robot chicken.

Then I just sat quietly to see if anyone else would say 288.

DatingGold · 04-28-2011, 03:07 PM

288 is what I come up with

DirtyDanza · 04-28-2011, 03:07 PM

288
easy try something hard next time...

FlexxAeon · 04-28-2011, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vano

the answer is 2, idiots

9+3 = 12
12 x 2 = 24
48 / 24 = 2

google calc says 288

and we all know google is never wrong

TheDoc · 04-28-2011, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

oh its getting good

soon someone will try to prove the rational number system

I have no idea what that is... if you have that in Doc terms maybe I can help

vano · 04-28-2011, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlexxAeon

google calc says 288

and we all know google is never wrong

it's a troll

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/48293

Phoenix · 04-28-2011, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDoc

I have no idea what that is... if you have that in Doc terms maybe I can help

well basically a rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction

i cant believe how many people got this wrong

newB · 04-28-2011, 03:25 PM

I hope you all are joking.

48÷2(9+3)=X
48÷2(12)=X
48÷24=X
2=X

Or

48÷2(9+3)=X
48=2X(9+3)
48=18X+6X
48=24X
2=X

Or

48÷2(9+3)=X
48÷(18+6)=X
48÷(24)=X
2=X

Or

48÷2(9+3)=X
48÷(9+3)=2X
48÷(12)=2X
4=2X
2=X

I think it's safe to say the answer is 2.

TheDoc · 04-28-2011, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

well basically a rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction

i cant believe how many people got this wrong

Oh yeahhhh...

Math kills me, I just don't use it enough, other than percentages and ratios, basic stuff.. I've replaced the ol'memory with tons useless web knowledge and forgot all the math

kristin · 04-28-2011, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newB

I hope you all are joking.

Or

48÷2(9+3)=X
48÷(18+6)=X
48÷(24)=X
2=X

I think it's safe to say the answer is 2.

That's how I did it and deep down I still feel right, but apparently not so much. :/

WarChild · 04-28-2011, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newB

I hope you all are joking.

48÷2(9+3)=X
48÷2(12)=X
48÷24=X
2=X

Or

48÷2(9+3)=X
48=2X(9+3)
48=18X+6X
48=24X
2=X

Or

48÷2(9+3)=X
48÷(18+6)=X
48÷(24)=X
2=X

Or

48÷2(9+3)=X
48÷(9+3)=2X
48÷(12)=2X
4=2X
2=X

I think it's safe to say the answer is 2.

What is making you do the multiplciation BEFORE division even though it comes afterwards when reading left to right?

Lilit · 04-28-2011, 03:30 PM

lol got 2 at the first glance and when I looked better got 288. The correct answer is 288. Tricky

Phoenix · 04-28-2011, 03:30 PM

BTW the answer is 2

not 288
you must distribute the 2 into the bracket before returning to the rest of the expression

this is a troll thread though.

if you got this wrong, you are not a stupid person, it is written in a way that could be interpreted the wrong way.

if you need to see a proof i have it

kristin · 04-28-2011, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phoenix

btw the answer is 2

not 288
you must distribute the 2 into the bracket before returning to the rest of the expression

this is a troll thread though.

If you got this wrong, you are not a stupid person, it is written in a way that could be interpreted the wrong way.

If you need to see a proof i have it

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joxxy · 04-28-2011, 03:33 PM

Guess I lost my Asian "math" cred. Very dishonorable.
Mind=blown

Phoenix · 04-28-2011, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joxxy

Guess I lost my Asian "math" cred. Very dishonorable.
Mind=blown

its ok..you are an awesome golfer

its enough

WarChild · 04-28-2011, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

BTW the answer is 2

not 288
you must distribute the 2 into the bracket before returning to the rest of the expression

this is a troll thread though.

if you got this wrong, you are not a stupid person, it is written in a way that could be interpreted the wrong way.

if you need to see a proof i have it

You're talking about implied multiplication vs explicit in over riding the standard order of operations. There's no consensus on this, however, among even Mathemeticians. So how can you show "proof" of this when there's no agreement?

If you're following the standard order of operations the answer is 288.

FlexxAeon · 04-28-2011, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vano

it's a troll

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/48293

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joxxy

Guess I lost my Asian "math" cred. Very dishonorable.
Mind=blown

breaking news: black guy gets math right while asian guy gets it wrong!

divide by zero and end the world now!

kristin · 04-28-2011, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarChild

What is making you do the multiplciation BEFORE division even though it comes afterwards when reading left to right?

Because you have to foil ... so anything with N(X+Y) goes first. So you get NX+NY.

TheDoc · 04-28-2011, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

its ok..you are an awesome golfer

its enough

Speaking of golf.... hit me up.

Phoenix · 04-28-2011, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarChild

You're talking about implied multiplication vs explicit in over riding the standard order of operations. There's no consensus on this, however, among even Mathemeticians. So how can you show "proof" of this when there's no agreement?

If you're following the standard order of operations the answer is 288.

in order for something to be True
it must hold for all numbers
substitute the 2 with a variable...say z

and see if you still leave it alone

WarChild · 04-28-2011, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

in order for something to be True
it must hold for all numbers
substitute the 2 with a variable...say z

and see if you still leave it alone

Sorry, not going to bite anymore on a badly written problem. There's no steadfast rule that elevates the priority of implied multiplication over explicit. It's a good troll though reading through some of the comments and what not on the knowyourmeme page.

moeloubani · 04-28-2011, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

in order for something to be True
it must hold for all numbers
substitute the 2 with a variable...say z

and see if you still leave it alone

lol what?

the answer is 288

if you think it's any different then you're reading the question wrong

the way it's written the answer = 288

uno · 04-28-2011, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

haha many wouldn't take part if it was

look bryan declared he likes robot chicken ;)

Oh come on. Who doesn't like Robot Chicken?

Phoenix · 04-28-2011, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarChild

Sorry, not going to bite anymore on a badly written problem. There's no steadfast rule that elevates the priority of implied multiplication over explicit. It's a good troll though reading through some of the comments and what not on the knowyourmeme page.

its 2

trust me
you can prove it to yourself

uno · 04-28-2011, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

oh its getting good

soon someone will try to prove the rational number system

Don't make me divide by 0!

TMM_John · 04-28-2011, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

its 2

trust me
you can prove it to yourself

It's 288. The bugs in the calculators that started the whole meme have been corrected. I'll let you troll in peace tho ;-)

Deputy Chief Command · 04-28-2011, 03:58 PM

http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=488334

even the physics forums got trolled bad .. lol

Quote:

I get 288. In the acronym PEMDAS, the M and D operations are at the same priority and the A and S are at the same priority. Arithmetic operations at the same priority are evaluated left to right. So for example, 2 + 5 - 3 is the same as (2 + 5) - 3 = 7 - 3 = 4, while 2 - 5 + 3 is the same as (2 - 5) + 3 = -3 + 3 = 0.

I can't say that I remember my algebra teacher in ninth grade going into quite such detail (in fact, all I remember her telling us was the acronym MDAS, with a mnemonic device of My Dear Aunt Sally), but programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Fortran, Pascal, and others are very specific about operator precedence.

For this reason, 48÷2*(12) should be evaluated as if it were written (48÷2)*12 = 24 * 12 = 288.

If you really meant

it should be written as 48/(2(9 + 3)). That forces the multiplication to be performed before the division.

that being said / quoted from the physics forum . . . I voted "2"

uno · 04-28-2011, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

BTW the answer is 2

not 288
you must distribute the 2 into the bracket before returning to the rest of the expression

this is a troll thread though.

if you got this wrong, you are not a stupid person, it is written in a way that could be interpreted the wrong way.

if you need to see a proof i have it

duh
5678

uno · 04-28-2011, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

its ok..you are an awesome golfer

its enough

I suck at golf and I got it right.

Titan · 04-28-2011, 04:04 PM

http://www.google.com/search?q=48%C3%B72%289%2B3%29

case closed

288

You add 9 plus 3 then multiply/divide from left to right as per normal.

Nicky · 04-28-2011, 04:04 PM

I still think I'm right with my 288 answer.

WarChild · 04-28-2011, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

its 2

trust me
you can prove it to yourself

The question is written amigously, period. There's no PROOF you can offer to change that.

The standard would be to always use parentheses where a statement is ambiguous without special rules.

If you were looking for the answer 2, shouldn't the question really be written as

48/[2(9+3)] = ?

OR

48
------- = ?
2(9+3)

So yes, it's a pretty clever troll to write an ambigious statement and then argue about the results. However, it will never be a wrong answer to apply the standard order of operations to this equation.

jimmy-3-way · 04-28-2011, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kristin

Because you have to foil ... so anything with N(X+Y) goes first. So you get NX+NY.

That's the distributive property, Ginger. Not FOIL.

Deputy Chief Command · 04-28-2011, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titan

http://www.google.com/search?q=48%C3%B72%289%2B3%29

case closed

288

You add 9 plus 3 then multiply/divide from left to right as per normal.

if people are really interested in this crap you should check out the physicsforum post on this

I like this one

Quote:

The general consensus among math people is that "multiplication by juxtaposition" (that is, multiplying by just putting things next to each other, rather than using the "×" sign) indicates that the juxtaposed values must be multiplied together before processing other operations.But not all software is programmed this way, and sometimes teachers view things differently. If in doubt, ask! - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/orderops2.htm

this indicates the correct answer is 2 not 288

http://www.physicsforums.com/showthr...=488334&page=6

kristin · 04-28-2011, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmy-3-way

That's the distributive property, Ginger. Not FOIL.

Whatever, I wasn't 100% sure since FOIL is (X+Y)(T+Z).

newB · 04-28-2011, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarChild

What is making you do the multiplciation BEFORE division even though it comes afterwards when reading left to right?

Because that's the way you do it, otherwise the equation would be written:
(48÷2)(9+3)=X

If we substitute the X for 2 and 48 for Y so the equation would read:
Y÷2(9+3)=2
Y÷24=2
Y=48

If X were 288 then:
Y÷2(9+3)=288
Y÷24=288
Y=6912 which we already know is incorrect.

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04-28-2011, 02:46 PM	#51
Joxxy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Little Tokyo Posts: 415	48÷2(9+3) = x ---> x/5.76 = 50 FOIL works for binomials, PEMDAS for equations. Work it left to right. Trust me, I'm Asian. Last edited by Joxxy; 04-28-2011 at 02:51 PM..

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