48÷2(9+3) = ???

[e3lal]

Originally Posted by CuriousGeorg3

if you need to use an acronym to solve this problem, then you have no credibility here.

The acronym is useful...too bad they are using it wrong though

 

[mronegative]

Originally Posted by Crystal Springs

This has to be the Anti-Life Equation

That flowchart though. 

 This thread won't ever end. 2-trolls are steady. The anti-left-to-right crowd.

 

[mronegative]

Originally Posted by Crystal Springs

This has to be the Anti-Life Equation

That flowchart though. 

 This thread won't ever end. 2-trolls are steady. The anti-left-to-right crowd.

 

[jthagreat]

so has there been an "authority figure" (of Math, not onee of you bum A!! NTers ) weigh in on this?

i with "2"

 

[jthagreat]

so has there been an "authority figure" (of Math, not onee of you bum A!! NTers ) weigh in on this?

i with "2"

 

[cronicmolemolereturns]

This is not a math problem. This a sequence of signs that can be interpreted in two ways depending on convention agreed upon.

 

[cronicmolemolereturns]

This is not a math problem. This a sequence of signs that can be interpreted in two ways depending on convention agreed upon.

 

[freshxxx2death]

its 288!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[freshxxx2death]

its 288!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[goukiteg]

Originally Posted by TruthGetsBusy

MathTalk?

66 pages later it has been confirmed what demographic dominates this board.

Animals?
Google

 

[goukiteg]

Originally Posted by TruthGetsBusy

MathTalk?

66 pages later it has been confirmed what demographic dominates this board.

Animals?
Google

 

[waystinthyme]

*yawn*

i'm convinced at this point that most of the people still on the 2 train are trolls and/or didn't read the thread. there is no way you can see all of this evidence for 288, and still think the answer to this problem is 2. the people who originally had 2 as their answer and actually READ THE THREAD have converted to the 288 side. the rest are just making up things to support their wrong answer. NO ONE has converted from the 288 to the 2 crowd...

also, to the 2 crowd...please provide 3 legitimate sources (not some random blog, forum or message board) that the 'rule of juxtaposition' actually exists. if needed, i (or anyone else in the 288 crew) can provide plenty of sources that say you should perform the order of operations from left to right.

-waystinthyme

 

[waystinthyme]

*yawn*

i'm convinced at this point that most of the people still on the 2 train are trolls and/or didn't read the thread. there is no way you can see all of this evidence for 288, and still think the answer to this problem is 2. the people who originally had 2 as their answer and actually READ THE THREAD have converted to the 288 side. the rest are just making up things to support their wrong answer. NO ONE has converted from the 288 to the 2 crowd...

also, to the 2 crowd...please provide 3 legitimate sources (not some random blog, forum or message board) that the 'rule of juxtaposition' actually exists. if needed, i (or anyone else in the 288 crew) can provide plenty of sources that say you should perform the order of operations from left to right.

-waystinthyme

 

[balloonoboy]

You're the troll, b. Give it a rest.

 

[balloonoboy]

You're the troll, b. Give it a rest.

 

[beast4ya]

what is going on in here?

its a math problem

 

[beast4ya]

what is going on in here?

its a math problem

 

[usainboltisfast]

Originally Posted by balloonoboy

You're the troll, b. Give it a rest.

You have to realize that he is right. There is no logical or correct way to get 2 or whatever answer you got. You can distribute 2 to 9 and 3 with out making it 12. You cant multiply before you divide in this problem after that point. There is no law of juxtaposition. The 48 isnt in the numerator and the rest of the problem isnt in the denominator. It is not 1 fraction. There are no missing parenthesis. There is only 1 equation. 1 answer and it is 288. Anyone who thinks it not clearly doesnt know anything about math.

 

[usainboltisfast]

Originally Posted by balloonoboy

You're the troll, b. Give it a rest.

You have to realize that he is right. There is no logical or correct way to get 2 or whatever answer you got. You can distribute 2 to 9 and 3 with out making it 12. You cant multiply before you divide in this problem after that point. There is no law of juxtaposition. The 48 isnt in the numerator and the rest of the problem isnt in the denominator. It is not 1 fraction. There are no missing parenthesis. There is only 1 equation. 1 answer and it is 288. Anyone who thinks it not clearly doesnt know anything about math.

 

[balloonoboy]

You tried to tell me that an old ti-83 is wrong, but the new ones are somehow right. Just stop.

 

[balloonoboy]

You tried to tell me that an old ti-83 is wrong, but the new ones are somehow right. Just stop.

 

[prymone]

for people on the 288 train why do you ignore the fact that the 2 outside the parenthesis needs not be ignored

 

[prymone]

for people on the 288 train why do you ignore the fact that the 2 outside the parenthesis needs not be ignored

 

[davegfunk12]

I'm sure this has been stated, but since people still seem to be on the fence (no idea how):

48/[2(9+3)]=2
48/2(9+3)=288

The people rewriting this as

48/(2x9+2x3)

cannot due so because 48/2 is the co-effecient here, not 2.

Thus:
48/2*9+48/2*3=
216+72=288

 

[davegfunk12]

I'm sure this has been stated, but since people still seem to be on the fence (no idea how):

48/[2(9+3)]=2
48/2(9+3)=288

The people rewriting this as

48/(2x9+2x3)

cannot due so because 48/2 is the co-effecient here, not 2.

Thus:
48/2*9+48/2*3=
216+72=288