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scar the 1 07/29/17 10:04:10 AM #53:	PEMDAS is stupid. Division literally is multiplication and subtraction literally is addition. Why use a stupid rule when you can teach what the operations actually are instead. --- Everything has an end, except for the sausage. It has two. <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:883810433] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>PEMDAS is stupid. Division literally is multiplication and subtraction literally is addition. Why use a stupid rule when you can teach what the operations actually are instead.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FighterStreet 07/29/17 10:21:21 AM #54:	i never learned PEMDAS and hadnt heard of it til CE seriously, if you need an acronym to do basic fucking math you're a fucking moron the answer is 10 btw, and you should be able to tell what it is just by looking at it if you are past the fucking 3rd grade... jesus fucking christ <cite>FighterStreet posted [p:883810971] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>i never learned PEMDAS and hadnt heard of it til CE seriously, if you need an acronym to do basic fucking math you're a fucking moron the answer is 10 btw, and you should be able to tell what it is just by looking at it if you are past the fucking 3rd grade... jesus fucking christ</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fam_Fam 07/29/17 10:25:47 AM #55:	the answer is 58 according to the order of operations Source: doctoral student in mathematics education who trains elementary school teachers <cite>Fam_Fam posted [p:883811103] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>the answer is 58 according to the order of operations Source: doctoral student in mathematics education who trains elementary school teachers</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fam_Fam 07/29/17 10:26:05 AM #56:	FighterStreet posted... i never learned PEMDAS and hadnt heard of it til CE seriously, if you need an acronym to do basic fucking math you're a fucking moron the answer is 10 btw, and you should be able to tell what it is just by looking at it if you are past the fucking 3rd grade... jesus fucking christ you are factually incorrect <cite>Fam_Fam posted [p:883811113] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote><cite>FighterStreet posted...</cite> <quote>i never learned PEMDAS and hadnt heard of it til CE seriously, if you need an acronym to do basic fucking math you're a fucking moron the answer is 10 btw, and you should be able to tell what it is just by looking at it if you are past the fucking 3rd grade... jesus fucking christ</quote> you are factually incorrect</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FighterStreet 07/29/17 10:29:26 AM #57:	Fam_Fam posted... FighterStreet posted... i never learned PEMDAS and hadnt heard of it til CE seriously, if you need an acronym to do basic fucking math you're a fucking moron the answer is 10 btw, and you should be able to tell what it is just by looking at it if you are past the fucking 3rd grade... jesus fucking christ you are factually incorrect no, im not. in order for it to be 58 it would have to be written (6^2/2)(3)+4 the way it is written now is just classic short hand that has an obvious answer, it isnt formatted correctly. nor does it need to be <cite>FighterStreet posted [p:883811219] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote><cite>Fam_Fam posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FighterStreet posted...</cite> <quote>i never learned PEMDAS and hadnt heard of it til CE seriously, if you need an acronym to do basic fucking math you're a fucking moron the answer is 10 btw, and you should be able to tell what it is just by looking at it if you are past the fucking 3rd grade... jesus fucking christ</quote> you are factually incorrect</quote> no, im not. in order for it to be 58 it would have to be written (6^2/2)(3)+4 the way it is written now is just classic short hand that has an obvious answer, it isnt formatted correctly. nor does it need to be</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FighterStreet 07/29/17 10:34:47 AM #58:	Fam_Fam posted... the answer is 58 according to the order of operations Source: doctoral student in mathematics education who trains elementary school teachers source: argumentum ad verecundium literally no evidence to support anything you said other than 'dur hur im da field' <cite>FighterStreet posted [p:883811395] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote><cite>Fam_Fam posted...</cite> <quote>the answer is 58 according to the order of operations Source: doctoral student in mathematics education who trains elementary school teachers</quote> source: argumentum ad verecundium literally no evidence to support anything you said other than 'dur hur im da field'</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 07/29/17 12:10:10 PM #59:	scar the 1 posted... PEMDAS is stupid. Division literally is multiplication and subtraction literally is addition. Why use a stupid rule when you can teach what the operations actually are instead. PEMDAS is rellaly PEMandDAandS Multiplication & division, and addition & subtraction have the same weight in PEMDAS and are done in order from left to right People who think PEMDAS means you do all multiplication before division or all addition before subtraction were probably taught it poorly --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:883815007] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote><cite>scar the 1 posted...</cite> <quote>PEMDAS is stupid. Division literally is multiplication and subtraction literally is addition. Why use a stupid rule when you can teach what the operations actually are instead.</quote> PEMDAS is rellaly PEMandDAandS Multiplication & division, and addition & subtraction have the same weight in PEMDAS and are done in order from left to right People who think PEMDAS means you do all multiplication before division or all addition before subtraction were probably taught it poorly</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anteaterking 07/29/17 12:14:14 PM #60:	Multiplication by concatenation is often given higher priority than symbolic multiplication/division. --- http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg <cite>Anteaterking posted [p:883815197] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>Multiplication by concatenation is often given higher priority than symbolic multiplication/division.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 07/29/17 12:15:56 PM #61:	Every single one of these topics can learn a thing or two from xkcd: https://xkcd.com/169/ --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:883815272] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>Every single one of these topics can learn a thing or two from xkcd: https://xkcd.com/169/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OrangeCrush980 07/29/17 12:22:21 PM #62:	itachi15243 posted... 6^2 =36/2 Incorrect, your post has been invalidated. --- Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality. <cite>OrangeCrush980 posted [p:883815542] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote><cite>itachi15243 posted...</cite> <quote>6^2 =36/2</quote> Incorrect, your post has been invalidated.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 07/29/17 12:23:00 PM #63:	Anteaterking posted... Multiplication by concatenation is often given higher priority than symbolic multiplication/division. There has to be a standard. If TC wanted (23) to happen before (36/2) then he should have specified that. Right now it's ambiguous so we have to go with the standard. --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:883815568] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anteaterking posted...</cite> <quote>Multiplication by concatenation is often given higher priority than symbolic multiplication/division.</quote> There has to be a standard. If TC wanted (23) to happen before (36/2) then he should have specified that. Right now it's ambiguous so we have to go with the standard.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anteaterking 07/29/17 12:58:58 PM #64:	Damn_Underscore posted... Anteaterking posted... Multiplication by concatenation is often given higher priority than symbolic multiplication/division. There has to be a standard. If TC wanted (23) to happen before (36/2) then he should have specified that. Right now it's ambiguous so we have to go with the standard. The standard IS that way for a lot of things. Example: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4%2Fxy --- http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg <cite>Anteaterking posted [p:883817066] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote><cite>Damn_Underscore posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Anteaterking posted...</cite> <quote>Multiplication by concatenation is often given higher priority than symbolic multiplication/division.</quote> There has to be a standard. If TC wanted (23) to happen before (36/2) then he should have specified that. Right now it's ambiguous so we have to go with the standard.</quote> The standard IS that way for a lot of things. Example: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4%2Fxy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 07/29/17 1:08:29 PM #65:	https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6%5E2%2F+2(3)+%2B4 --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:883817465] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6%5E2%2F+2(3)+%2B4</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Slayerblade11 07/29/17 1:19:14 PM #66:	It's 58 but a lot of people are get fucked by 2(3). One of those tricky equations. Would be 10 if it was 6^2/(23)4 <cite>Slayerblade11 posted [p:883817916] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>It's 58 but a lot of people are get fucked by 2(3). One of those tricky equations. Would be 10 if it was 6^2/(23)4</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JMP09 07/29/17 1:22:35 PM #67:	6 ^ 2 / 2 (3) + 4 Only one number is in parenthesis/brackets so it's treated as multiplication. Exponent next. 36 / 2 (3) + 4 Now work left to right since multiplication and division are on the same level 18 (3) + 4 Multiplication/division have a higher priority than addition/subtraction 54 + 4 Addition is all that is left 58 --- http://i.imgur.com/YGMV4qg.gif http://i.imgur.com/pfDGlzE.png http://i.imgur.com/ZAuRhLq.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Ox18WLA.gif <cite>JMP09 posted [p:883818072] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>6 ^ 2 / 2 (3) + 4 Only one number is in parenthesis/brackets so it's treated as multiplication. Exponent next. 36 / 2 (3) + 4 Now work left to right since multiplication and division are on the same level 18 (3) + 4 Multiplication/division have a higher priority than addition/subtraction 54 + 4 Addition is all that is left 58</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Manocheese 07/29/17 1:25:15 PM #68:	It's not ambiguous. The answer is 97. 62 divided by 2 is 31. 31 times 3 is 93. 93 plus 4 is 97. --- ()_() Hardcore - We'll probably be modded for this... (o.o) http://manocheese.googlepages.com/manocheesery <cite>Manocheese posted [p:883818180] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>It's not ambiguous. The answer is 97. 62 divided by 2 is 31. 31 times 3 is 93. 93 plus 4 is 97.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 07/29/17 1:25:47 PM #69:	Here's what I don't get though https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6%5E2%2F+2(x)+%2B4 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6%5E2%2F+x(3)+%2B4 You get two different answers. It might have to do with the fact that wolfram alpha thinks x3 is the same thing as x^3. So when you do this https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6%5E2%2F+x(3)+%2B4 It gives you the correct format again. --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:883818213] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>Here's what I don't get though https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6%5E2%2F+2(x)+%2B4 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6%5E2%2F+x(3)+%2B4 You get two different answers. It might have to do with the fact that wolfram alpha thinks x3 is the same thing as x^3. So when you do this https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6%5E2%2F+x(3)+%2B4 It gives you the correct format again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Deadpool_18 07/29/17 2:42:33 PM #70:	dave_is_slick posted... It's 10. --- We're whalers on the moon, we carry a harpoon, but there ain't no whales, so we tell tall tales, and sing our whaling tune. <cite>Deadpool_18 posted [p:883821724] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote><cite>dave_is_slick posted...</cite> <quote>It's 10.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 07/29/17 3:20:17 PM #71:	If you didn't use the division sign and wrote it like this 6^2 ____ + 4 2(3) then the answer would be 10 --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:883823461] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>If you didn't use the division sign and wrote it like this 6^2 ____ + 4 2(3) then the answer would be 10</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomNook20 07/29/17 3:24:11 PM #72:	There's nothing tricky about it, half the people here just failed 6th grade math I guess. --- http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/098/7/4/tom_nook_by_themerce-d3dhi0q.png http://www.gameswagonline.com/uploads/9/0/8/9/9089979/1372277527.jpg <cite>TomNook20 posted [p:883823624] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote>There's nothing tricky about it, half the people here just failed 6th grade math I guess.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fam_Fam 07/30/17 2:00:57 PM #73:	FighterStreet posted... Fam_Fam posted... the answer is 58 according to the order of operations Source: doctoral student in mathematics education who trains elementary school teachers source: argumentum ad verecundium literally no evidence to support anything you said other than 'dur hur im da field' The order of operations states that you do multiplication and division left to right, just like subtraction and addition. It has been mentioned many times, and so I didn't think I needed to state that again. <cite>Fam_Fam posted [p:883875915] in Don't both... [t:75614442]...</cite> <quote><cite>FighterStreet posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Fam_Fam posted...</cite> <quote>the answer is 58 according to the order of operations Source: doctoral student in mathematics education who trains elementary school teachers</quote> source: argumentum ad verecundium literally no evidence to support anything you said other than 'dur hur im da field'</quote> The order of operations states that you do multiplication and division left to right, just like subtraction and addition. It has been mentioned many times, and so I didn't think I needed to state that again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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