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Johnny_Nutcase
03/20/20 9:49:17 PM
#54:


Harpie posted...
rip at the L I just took

I felt confident in the math too. This is why math pisses me off so much.You think you got the process nailed down and one little fuck up changes everything. This is why i'm going to be a doctor.

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Smackems
03/20/20 9:49:24 PM
#55:


Thought it was 16 at first but came around to 1 and I hate math with a burning passion

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dave_is_slick
03/20/20 9:49:45 PM
#56:


Smackems posted...
Thought it was 16 at first but came around to 1 and I hate math with a burning passion
It's 16 though.

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Caelthus
03/20/20 9:50:16 PM
#57:


Johnny_Nutcase posted...
This is why i'm going to be a doctor.
Yeah, you might want to rethink that if you don't like math.

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Fenrimis
03/20/20 9:50:48 PM
#58:


I was foolish and thought it was 1 at first but then realized my mistake by reducing numbers.

82(2+2)
2 (4/1(1+1))
2 (4(2))
2 (8)
16

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ZeroX91
03/20/20 9:50:50 PM
#59:


The answer is whatever the pretty asian girl sitting next to me wrote.

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Apocalypso
03/20/20 9:51:01 PM
#60:


Johnny_Nutcase posted...
I felt confident in the math too. This is why math pisses me off so much.You think you got the process nailed down and one little fuck up changes everything. This is why i'm going to be a doctor.
Lol.

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Johnny_Nutcase
03/20/20 9:51:38 PM
#61:


Caelthus posted...
Yeah, you might want to rethink that if you don't like math.

I was clearly joking Mr. Wizard.

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Rikiaz
03/20/20 9:52:38 PM
#62:


You could always make the 8 an X and make it equal your answer to see if you got the right one, but I doubt most of CE can or would do algebra. But anyway, lets see if 16 is correct

8/2(2+2) = 16

Turn 8 into X

X/2(2+2) = 16

Simplify parentheses

X/2*4 = 16

Multiply fractions (because X/2 is a fraction)

(X*4)/2 = 16

Divide the numbers 4 and 2

2X = 16

Divide both by 2

X = 8

Since X = 8, 16 is correct.

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Johnny_Nutcase
03/20/20 9:54:17 PM
#63:


We're done with this problem if you make just ONE more remark i'm just gonna snap. Alright i'm leaving.

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radical rhino
03/20/20 9:54:31 PM
#64:


Bananana posted...
16 the way its written, but I cant wait for idiots to come interpret it differently


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thronedfire2
03/20/20 9:54:45 PM
#65:


wait I was right?

my high school math teacher would be proud

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Harpie
03/20/20 9:57:25 PM
#66:


thronedfire2 posted...
wait I was right?

my high school math teacher would be proud
This is the moment that all those years of school led up to
Right here, on ce, in this topic

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Smackems
03/20/20 9:59:36 PM
#67:


dave_is_slick posted...
It's 16 though.
I'll take your word for it

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WafflehouseJK
03/20/20 10:01:45 PM
#68:


Harpie posted...
rip at the L I just took
Props for admitting a mistake though, you don't see that often on CE.

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XxKrazyChaosxX
03/20/20 10:03:18 PM
#69:


This topic got interesting quick.

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Paragon21XX
03/20/20 10:10:55 PM
#70:


It equals a slap across your face for butchering the arithmetic language.

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Kami_no_Kami
03/20/20 10:31:57 PM
#71:


Mistere Man posted...
I may be misunderstanding your post but just Incase

Even though Multiplication comes before Division in PEMDAS, the two are done in the same step, from left to right. Addition and Subtraction are also done in the same step.
I see. Interesting. Ill admit I havent been in school for a while and am not in a field where I would use math like this very frequently, so I have forgotten some things.

So thank you. My bad for muddying the waters.
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Iodine
03/20/20 10:57:35 PM
#73:


Nall posted...
Why do these topics always explode?
People keep forgeting the actual PEMDAS protocols.

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An_Actual_Chad
03/20/20 11:00:23 PM
#74:


Fenrimis posted...
The loneliest number
My thoughts as well

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BroodRyu
03/20/20 11:01:13 PM
#75:


Iodine posted...
People keep forgeting the actual PEMDAS protocols.
PEMDAS is a horrible teaching tool because too many people misunderstand it. We always called it order of operations in school and thats all we needed.
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FrankGoreHOF
03/20/20 11:02:00 PM
#76:


It's funny when people argue over the only part of math that can be argued, that being our arbitrary methods to show a function or equation. Its 1 its 16, all this shows is our rules arent up to par.

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gatorsPENSbucs
03/20/20 11:02:05 PM
#77:


WafflehouseJK posted...
... that's... not how that works.

2(4) in this context just signifies that it's multiplication, it doesn't fall under the "Do parentheses first." rule.
Except some people were taught it does. Some people were taught it doesnt.

Cant wait for one of these to be posted from
an actual test so we can all see whos right and whos wrong.

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Medussa
03/20/20 11:07:20 PM
#78:


FrankGoreHOF posted...
It's funny when people argue over the only part of math that can be argued, that being our arbitrary methods to show a function or equation. Its 1 its 16, all this shows is our rules arent up to par.

these things are intentionally written to be ambiguous. they aren't math. they're trolling designed to look similar enough to math to get people to bite.

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CasualGuy
03/20/20 11:11:46 PM
#79:


gatorsPENSbucs posted...
Except some people were taught it does.

Doubt

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R1masher
03/20/20 11:13:49 PM
#80:


Eleventy

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Frosted_Midna
03/20/20 11:14:56 PM
#81:


Answer is 1

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jmikla
03/20/20 11:47:13 PM
#83:


Rikiaz posted...
But anyway,
The worst outcome is when incorrect reasoning is used to ascertain the correct response- it gives the false sense of securing ones erroneous ways.

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DarxWingDuck
03/20/20 11:51:15 PM
#84:


Kami_no_Kami posted...
Parentheses
Exponent
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

You perform both multiplications before dividing it by 8.

People who know math understand that multiplying and dividing are the same thing.
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Xanathar
03/21/20 12:22:04 AM
#85:


I was going to say 1

Fuck this bullshit

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UnholyMudcrab
03/21/20 12:46:50 AM
#86:


My embarrassment for humanity grows every time I see one of these topics reach multiple pages
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TsunamiFox
03/21/20 12:48:24 AM
#87:


The answer is fish. Specifically yellow tail.

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Blue_Target
03/21/20 12:52:17 AM
#88:


According to the PEMDAS I learned from elementary school: 1
According to the PEMDAS I learned from CE: 16

Leaning towards 16 though.

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MarqueeSeries
03/21/20 12:52:37 AM
#89:


This is why you'll never see actual problems written like this, in one line form

Fractions >>> the stupid symbol
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DevsBro
03/21/20 12:54:17 AM
#90:


9

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DevsBro
03/21/20 12:55:29 AM
#91:


UnholyMudcrab posted...
My embarrassment for humanity grows every time I see one of these topics reach multiple pages
You ever watch Jeopardy and see the $1000 answer be like

"In mathematics, this number is the product of 4 and 3"

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Wewillrocku
03/21/20 1:02:16 AM
#92:


https://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2019/07/31/what-is-8-%C3%B7-22-2-the-correct-answer-explained/

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Politics
03/21/20 1:03:04 AM
#93:


82(2+2) = 8

I think

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MarvAlbert
03/21/20 1:08:57 AM
#96:


it's fuckin' 16, WTF CE, this isn't a debate.

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Rimmer_Dall
03/21/20 1:10:34 AM
#97:


In situations where order of operations is ambiguous, the left to right rule applies. Left to right rule means it's 16.
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divot1338
03/21/20 1:11:15 AM
#98:


Oh look more jackasses who dont know how to correctly write an equation.

In a math class anyone who writes this shitstain on a paper would lose credit for not showing their work.

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645AR
03/21/20 1:20:15 AM
#99:


82(2+2)
82(4)
88
=1
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MaverickXeo
03/21/20 1:25:25 AM
#100:


8/2(2+2) <---Brackets first
8/2(4)
8/2x4 <---Multiplication/Division in order left to right
4x4
16

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kayoticdreamz
03/21/20 1:35:42 AM
#101:


Rikiaz posted...
You could always make the 8 an X and make it equal your answer to see if you got the right one, but I doubt most of CE can or would do algebra. But anyway, lets see if 16 is correct

8/2(2+2) = 16

Turn 8 into X

X/2(2+2) = 16

Simplify parentheses

X/2*4 = 16

Multiply fractions (because X/2 is a fraction)

(X*4)/2 = 16

Divide the numbers 4 and 2

2X = 16

Divide both by 2

X = 8

Since X = 8, 16 is correct.
I haven't done algebra in years, help me out. how did the 4 change sides of the "/"? see bolded
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Crazyman93
03/21/20 2:16:01 AM
#102:


thronedfire2 posted...
16

no, you only do the stuff *in* the parens first. once a number is just (2) you remove the parentheses

actually I think I'm wrong. I don't do math anymore. lying teachers!

No, you're right. But 4(2) is an expression of 4x2 used in algebra to not confuse students about why an x is there. Because apparently once you're struggling with Algebra you turn into a fucking moron.
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GameGodOfAll
03/21/20 2:20:16 AM
#103:


HOW IS THIS A 100+ POST TOPIC?!

Every time with this shit on CE. It's 16.

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Wewillrocku
03/21/20 2:25:00 AM
#104:


GameGodOfAll posted...
HOW IS THIS A 100+ POST TOPIC?!

Every time with this shit on CE. It's 16.
because a lot of people want to say the obvious

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