Author Topic: math troll (Read 9791 times)

haunted · « **on:** April 24, 2011, 05:35:08 AM »

48 / 2(9+3) =

What is the answer?

Sgt. Dick · « **Reply #1 on:** April 24, 2011, 06:00:38 AM »

I'll bite, especially since my Vae troll got deleted from Adren's thread

I'm going with 2

The Happy Friar · « **Reply #2 on:** April 24, 2011, 06:23:06 AM »

Two.

M1SERY · « **Reply #3 on:** April 24, 2011, 07:20:52 AM »

288

yahoo · « **Reply #4 on:** April 24, 2011, 07:29:45 AM »

its definitely a math troll

there are 2 possible answers depending on what standards

haunted · « **Reply #5 on:** April 24, 2011, 07:34:45 AM »

Quote from: Sgt. Dick on April 24, 2011, 06:00:38 AM

I'll bite, especially since my Vae troll got deleted from Adren's thread

I'm going with 2

*REELS IN*

lol. It's horribly written. i WISH the answer was two, but it's not. it's 288.. typically I would read this as "48 divided by the product of 2 and (9+3)." However, after you do the parentheses the problem turns into 48 / 2 * 12, and division comes first in the order of operations. it's a silly troll(basic math problem that's improperly formed to trick), thought I'd share it with everyone.

It was probably silly little things like this that kept me from getting a perfect score on my math SAT in high school.

M1SERY · « **Reply #6 on:** April 24, 2011, 07:37:48 AM »

Love Math problems keep them coming next time I will show my work professor Hook.

haunted · « **Reply #7 on:** April 24, 2011, 07:40:29 AM »

Hook + alcohol + haven't played in a long time = a joke on koth

Eight equals D.

M1SERY · « **Reply #8 on:** April 24, 2011, 07:45:37 AM »

Looking to play some games today hit me up. Sure we can get a few to play kiddy prizes at the door for the nerds. Bonz Talent Fader etc

haunted · « **Reply #9 on:** April 24, 2011, 07:51:35 AM »

I am down to play in about an hour and a half when i'm off work.

fdrjk · « **Reply #10 on:** April 24, 2011, 07:59:28 AM »

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

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

haunted · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2011, 08:22:02 AM »

This stuff is really fresh in fader's mind, they just went over it in 5th grade math the other day.

fdrjk · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2011, 08:36:23 AM »

6th grade.

peewee_RotA · « **Reply #13 on:** April 24, 2011, 09:06:03 AM »

The answer is definitely 288. I'm not sure there is any standard that would treat it otherwise.

Multiplication and division are done on the same step and always follow left to right. The operations inside the parenthesis are done first but the operation outside the parenthesis which uses the parenthesis themselves to denote multiplication, never get done before the division.

Please
Excuse
My Dumb
Ass Suggestion

Basic algebra.

P.S. Multiplication and Division are logically the same, just as with addition and subtraction. On one side subtraction is actually adding a negative and therefore the same operation, the same is true because division is really just multiplying by a reciprocal. 10 / 2 is the same as 10 * (1 / 2). Same operation.

This analogy only goes far. By definition they are different operations used for different needs, but mathematically they are treated the same.

M1SERY · « **Reply #14 on:** April 24, 2011, 10:14:52 AM »

Yawn !!!!!!!!! It was a very basic Math question. Followed by a break down of simple math by pewee

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