Author Topic: the math apocalypse: 48�2(9+3) = ? (Read 16234 times)

McJobless · September 19, 2014, 10:17:28 PM

Quote from: Freek on September 19, 2014, 10:14:25 PM

its two because you multiply before you divide you loving twat

They're both the same operation but in reverse order, just like Addiction/Subtraction.

Therefore, you can treat them as the same while scanning for what operation you need to complete first, left to right.

You have been taught wrong, and I really recommend you look at the Internet and study how many other ways your education has failed you.

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ZombieDude · September 19, 2014, 10:18:04 PM

Quote from: Freek on September 19, 2014, 10:16:42 PM

that's how I've always learned it

its the universal standard that its PEM&DA&S (or at least some form of that like bodmas or bedmas)

WaterOre · September 19, 2014, 10:18:42 PM

You people are tearing eachother apart over a maths problem that was designed to have no one true answer
You do realize that, right?

otto-san · September 19, 2014, 10:18:49 PM

PEMDAS is morally wrong

~~go left to right~~ simplify then modify

sos339 · September 19, 2014, 10:19:14 PM

ITT: People who want to stir stuff up.

Freek · September 19, 2014, 10:22:01 PM

Quote from: McJobless on September 19, 2014, 10:17:28 PM

I really recommend you look at the Internet and study how many other ways your education has failed you.

i really recommend you quit acting like it's such a serious topic. 2 pages ago we discovered, "oh it's 288 but some think it's 2". does it really matter? the questions been answered and the only reason why this topic is still going is because people keep arguing with me just because my teacher was a loving idiot. looking at the internet won't help me you loving handicap. i'm looking at it right now, and I see people agreeing with me, your point is..? also, don't falsely accuse my education of failing me. boo hoo I got one algebraic equation wrong, why don't you hurl your script of insults at me.

Maxwell. · September 19, 2014, 10:22:59 PM

Quote from: Freek on September 19, 2014, 10:22:01 PM

i really recommend you quit acting like it's such a serious topic. 2 pages ago we discovered, "oh it's 288 but some think it's 2". does it really matter? the questions been answered and the only reason why this topic is still going is because people keep arguing with me just because my teacher was a loving idiot. looking at the internet won't help me you loving handicap. i'm looking at it right now, and I see people agreeing with me, your point is..? also, don't falsely accuse my education of failing me. boo hoo I got one algebraic equation wrong, why don't you hurl your script of insults at me.

de_stroyed

McJobless · September 19, 2014, 10:24:26 PM

Quote from: Freek on September 19, 2014, 10:22:01 PM

tl;dr i got the answer wrong

Ipquarx · September 19, 2014, 10:24:31 PM

Quote from: Freek on September 19, 2014, 10:22:01 PM

also, don't falsely accuse my education of failing me. boo hoo I got one algebraic equation wrong, why don't you hurl your script of insults at me.

If your teacher has taught you incorrect things then that is by definition your education failing you.

Swat 3 · September 19, 2014, 10:25:52 PM

You have to think about it like this:

((48/2)(12)) or ((48÷2)(12))

(24)(12)=288

Left ---> Right, or rather, simplify everything in the lowest parentheses and go up from there, simplifying until you get to the point where you are unable to simplify the problem.

GEMA or PEMDAS is used, but most people should use GEMA because of Grouping ((),[], AND radicals), Exponents (^x), Multiplication/Division, and finally Addition/Subtraction.

Freek · September 19, 2014, 10:27:47 PM

Quote from: McJobless on September 19, 2014, 10:24:26 PM

tl;dr i got the question wrong

yeah hahahaa I did didn't I !!??? throw rocks at me, call me names, I got one loving problem wrong that I did in my head at 11pm. everyone has mistakes and I have my wide share of mistakes. don't act like your pretty and perfect because you outsmarted me on a 7th grade algebraic equation you dolt.

Quote from: Ipquarx on September 19, 2014, 10:24:31 PM

If your teacher has taught you incorrect things then that is by definition your education failing you.

multiple teachers have taught me order of operations, some right, one wrong, so technically it didn't.

hodot · September 19, 2014, 10:28:54 PM

freek its ok, really

let it go

MrKitKat · September 19, 2014, 10:30:06 PM

Quote from: Alternat�ve on September 19, 2014, 09:33:14 PM

you always multiply before you divide why is this a question?

i was taught multiplication/division and addition/subtraction don't overrule eachother, just m/d before a/s and go from left to right

McJobless · September 19, 2014, 10:30:40 PM

Quote from: Freek on September 19, 2014, 10:27:47 PM

yeah hahahaa I did didn't I !!??? throw rocks at me, call me names, I got one loving problem wrong that I did in my head at 11pm. everyone has mistakes and I have my wide share of mistakes. don't act like your pretty and perfect because you outsmarted me on a 7th grade algebraic equation you dolt.

Look at the "Post Pictures of Yourself" thread and the "So Australia..." thread. In the past 40 minutes I've made a moron of myself twice, maybe more, and if you look through my post history I've done it plenty more times.

I'm not saying I'm perfect, and not once did I call you names or "throw rocks at you". I'm just in disbelief how heavily you're fighting over this (and don't lie, you were fighting your side of the argument) when the logic doesn't stack up.

ResonKinetic · September 19, 2014, 10:31:16 PM

this sounds like a really simple problem

you guys don't suck for getting it wrong (whoever did), but you suck for arguing about it.

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Author Topic: the math apocalypse: 48�2(9+3) = ? (Read 16234 times)

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