Author Topic: Can you guys solve a maths questions for me? (Read 1684 times)

-Setro- · September 19, 2014, 09:09:43 PM

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
48�2(9+3)
48�2(12)
24(12)
=288
wow this is easy

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Fab · September 19, 2014, 09:11:01 PM

isnt it what comes first? I've always made the operation independent of it being a multiplication of division, what comes first is done first.

-Setro- · September 19, 2014, 09:11:53 PM

Quote from: Fab on September 19, 2014, 09:11:01 PM

isnt it what comes first? I've always made the operation independent of it being a multiplication of division, what comes first is done first.

it's from left to right in PEMDAS-
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
not sure what you mean if you're talking about something else

Ipquarx · September 19, 2014, 09:12:50 PM

Quote from: -Setro- on September 19, 2014, 09:11:53 PM

it's from left to right in PEMDAS-
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
not sure what you mean if you're talking about something else

Quote from: Ipquarx on September 19, 2014, 09:07:55 PM

PEMDAS is parenthesis, exponentiation, multiplication/division (the slash is important), addition/subtraction.
The slash means that 5*3/5 and 3/5*5 both come out to be different things, because it's done in order of which comes first.

Lego lad · September 19, 2014, 09:13:45 PM

PowerDag · September 19, 2014, 09:14:03 PM

aha, i see what this is
it's one of those maths questions that have more than one theoretical answer. good show son.

McJobless · September 19, 2014, 09:15:05 PM

Quote from: PowerDag on September 19, 2014, 09:14:03 PM

aha, i see what this is
it's one of those maths questions that have more than one theoretical answer. good show son.

There's only more than one theoretical answer if you decide to ignore the chosen math standards we set for ourself in favour of la-la-loopy-land.

Blockzillahead · September 19, 2014, 09:15:29 PM

Quote from: ZombieDude on September 19, 2014, 09:05:18 PM

division OR multiplication, not before it
bro this is like 4th grade math

i wasnt taught like you. i dont follow the american ways

Starzy · September 19, 2014, 09:17:33 PM

Quote from: -Setro- on September 19, 2014, 09:09:43 PM

wow this is easy

*cough* handicapped *cough*

I'll spill the answer, it can be anything outside of 288 aswell as 288. So technically you're all right apart from setro here who is a little on the special side.