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The irony of your screenname.
You're doing a little too much work.
48÷2(9+3) = ???
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The irony of your screenname.
You're doing a little too much work.
kingcrux31
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It's sad how 75 pages later a lot of the math trolls still insist the answer is 288.
kingcrux31
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It's sad how 75 pages later a lot of the math trolls still insist the answer is 288.
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This can't be real life...
Not on Niketalk.
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This can't be real life...
Not on Niketalk.
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Originally Posted by kingcrux31
It's sad how 75 pages later a lot of the math trolls still insist the answer is 288.
It is though, I don't see why that's so hard to understand.
2(12) does not count as the P in PEMDAS. It counts as M, and if you do it that way, you get 288. P refers to things inside parentheses.
- Jun 18, 2007
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Originally Posted by kingcrux31
It's sad how 75 pages later a lot of the math trolls still insist the answer is 288.
It is though, I don't see why that's so hard to understand.
2(12) does not count as the P in PEMDAS. It counts as M, and if you do it that way, you get 288. P refers to things inside parentheses.
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Why is this thread so many pages? The answer is 288. I don't get it...
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Why is this thread so many pages? The answer is 288. I don't get it...
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i have an assignment for everybody this week: stop by your schools' tutoring lab or any body in math department/building (or physics engineering)
name your school (this should be fun)
and of course explain your answers
who is down?
name your school (this should be fun)
and of course explain your answers
who is down?
- Jul 7, 2009
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Originally Posted by The Yes Guy
Originally Posted by kingcrux31
It's sad how 75 pages later a lot of the math trolls still insist the answer is 288.
It is though, I don't see why that's so hard to understand.
2(12) does not count as the P in PEMDAS. It counts as M, and if you do it that way, you get 288. P refers to things inside parentheses.
when solving 2(12) you distribute the 2 to the 12.
distributive property comes into play in the problem as well...
TEAM 2
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Originally Posted by The Yes Guy
Originally Posted by kingcrux31
It's sad how 75 pages later a lot of the math trolls still insist the answer is 288.
It is though, I don't see why that's so hard to understand.
2(12) does not count as the P in PEMDAS. It counts as M, and if you do it that way, you get 288. P refers to things inside parentheses.
when solving 2(12) you distribute the 2 to the 12.
distributive property comes into play in the problem as well...
TEAM 2
- Jul 1, 2009
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i have an assignment for everybody this week: stop by your schools' tutoring lab or any body in math department/building (or physics engineering)
name your school (this should be fun)
and of course explain your answers
who is down?
name your school (this should be fun)
and of course explain your answers
who is down?
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Teams 2 sigs anyone
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Teams 2 sigs anyone
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That's not distributing, that's just multiplying. Distributing would be if it was 2(12+x), but if it's just one variable, you're just multiplying. Notice how "Distributing" isn't a letter in PEMDAS?Originally Posted by cbrooks3
Originally Posted by The Yes Guy
Originally Posted by kingcrux31
It's sad how 75 pages later a lot of the math trolls still insist the answer is 288.
It is though, I don't see why that's so hard to understand.
2(12) does not count as the P in PEMDAS. It counts as M, and if you do it that way, you get 288. P refers to things inside parentheses.
when solving 2(12) you distribute the 2 to the 12.
distributive property comes into play in the problem as well...
TEAM 2
- Jun 18, 2007
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That's not distributing, that's just multiplying. Distributing would be if it was 2(12+x), but if it's just one variable, you're just multiplying. Notice how "Distributing" isn't a letter in PEMDAS?Originally Posted by cbrooks3
Originally Posted by The Yes Guy
Originally Posted by kingcrux31
It's sad how 75 pages later a lot of the math trolls still insist the answer is 288.
It is though, I don't see why that's so hard to understand.
2(12) does not count as the P in PEMDAS. It counts as M, and if you do it that way, you get 288. P refers to things inside parentheses.
when solving 2(12) you distribute the 2 to the 12.
distributive property comes into play in the problem as well...
TEAM 2
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as TheHealthInspector pointed out,
if the 2 really was part of the parentheses
2(9+3)^2
would have you multiplying the 2 to the 12 before you do the exponent because parentheses come before exponents in the order of operations. If anybody thinks is true, I give up
Therefore, terms that are NOT inside the parentheses should not be lumped together with them.
if the 2 really was part of the parentheses
2(9+3)^2
would have you multiplying the 2 to the 12 before you do the exponent because parentheses come before exponents in the order of operations. If anybody thinks is true, I give up
Therefore, terms that are NOT inside the parentheses should not be lumped together with them.
- Apr 28, 2006
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as TheHealthInspector pointed out,
if the 2 really was part of the parentheses
2(9+3)^2
would have you multiplying the 2 to the 12 before you do the exponent because parentheses come before exponents in the order of operations. If anybody thinks is true, I give up
Therefore, terms that are NOT inside the parentheses should not be lumped together with them.
if the 2 really was part of the parentheses
2(9+3)^2
would have you multiplying the 2 to the 12 before you do the exponent because parentheses come before exponents in the order of operations. If anybody thinks is true, I give up
Therefore, terms that are NOT inside the parentheses should not be lumped together with them.
- Jan 2, 2004
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MY GOD.
The answer is NOT 288!!
It's 2.
The presence of parentheses indicates where order of operations should begin, doesnt matter whether the numerical term is inside or outside of them..
If you are a Mathematician or Engineer and you said 288.. may God have mercy on your soul..
just kidding, the answer is still 2 tho..
The answer is NOT 288!!
It's 2.
The presence of parentheses indicates where order of operations should begin, doesnt matter whether the numerical term is inside or outside of them..
If you are a Mathematician or Engineer and you said 288.. may God have mercy on your soul..
just kidding, the answer is still 2 tho..
- Jan 2, 2004
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MY GOD.
The answer is NOT 288!!
It's 2.
The presence of parentheses indicates where order of operations should begin, doesnt matter whether the numerical term is inside or outside of them..
If you are a Mathematician or Engineer and you said 288.. may God have mercy on your soul..
just kidding, the answer is still 2 tho..
The answer is NOT 288!!
It's 2.
The presence of parentheses indicates where order of operations should begin, doesnt matter whether the numerical term is inside or outside of them..
If you are a Mathematician or Engineer and you said 288.. may God have mercy on your soul..
just kidding, the answer is still 2 tho..
