Slacky McSlackAss Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 You have to multiply both sides by two, Slacky. Or look at it this way:48*.5*12 = 288 48*12 = 576 Well, once again we go back to the is the 2 part of the parentheses or is there an assumed * in between them. So it's all about how you interpret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvuskins15 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 48/2 = 24. 24*12= 288. you have to multiply 2(12) before dividing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefinonhaze Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 No, 288 is correct. I can't believe people are changing their answer to 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvuskins15 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 48/2 = 24. 24*12= 288. you have to multiply 2(12) before dividing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 No, 288 is correct. I can't believe people are changing their answer to 2 It's all about interpretation dude. Which is crazy, cause math should NEVER be about interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Let's just form teams and duke it out Anchorman-style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHOPSkins Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 ,,,,,,,,,, NERD ALERT Theres a Hooters Dream Girl Cancun show on now and you guys are doing this? The Answer is 288 / 2 = 36D :yikes: OK...put me in the 288 camp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvuskins15 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 if you enter the problem exactly how it is written in the original post into a graphing calculator, the answer is 2. i suggest you do this if you cant do it in your head...you got the second problem with the answer 5 right so i am confused how you are getting this one wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefinonhaze Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 you have to multiply 2(12) before dividing. No, because PEMDAS means (MD) reads from left to right regardless of order. So when its 24/2(12), it means 48/2*2*12 With Order of operations from left to right, since its all multiplication and division, 48/2 is 24, multiplied by 2 is 48, multiplied by 12 is 288 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomthePasserby Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 you have to multiply 2(12) before dividing. No, think of it like this: [48(9+3)]/2 ---------- Post added April-9th-2011 at 02:49 AM ---------- if you enter the problem exactly how it is written in the original post into a graphing calculator, the answer is 2.. You need to get your money back. I entered the problem exactly how it's written into my TI-89, and it gave me 288. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvuskins15 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 No, think of it like this: [48(9+3)]/2---------- Post added April-9th-2011 at 02:49 AM ---------- why the hell am i thinking of it in that order when the problem states something totally different? You need to get your money back. I entered the problem exactly how it's written into my TI-89, and it gave me 288. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I stick with my answer that [] doesn't equal () Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefinonhaze Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 No, think of it like this: [48(9+3)]/2 Exactly, good explanation. By doing 48/2, your automatically moving 2 to the denominator. Then you are multiplying (48*12) being the numerator, divided by 2, which is the denominator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvuskins15 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 No, think of it like this: [48(9+3)]/2---------- Post added April-9th-2011 at 02:49 AM ---------- first i dont know why the hell im writing it as that when the problem is different. and second i literally just typed it in as how the problem is originally written and it said 2 which is what I thought it was before soooo yeah. whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomthePasserby Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 why the hell am i thinking of it in that order when the problem states something totally different? Because, like Cheifininonhaze said, you have to think of the 48 and (9+3) being in the numerator and the 2 being in the denominator. 48/2*12 = 48/2*12/1 = (48*12)/(2*1) = 576/2 = 288. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvuskins15 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Because, like Cheifininonhaze said, you have to think of the 48 and (9+3) being in the numerator and the 2 being in the denominator. 48/2*12 = 48/2*12/1 = (48*12)/(2*1) = 576/2 = 288. but the damn problem isnt written like that. ****. 48/2(9+3) = 48/2(12)= 48/24=2 you have to distribute that 2 before you divide. distributing is a part of the parentheses portion of PEMDAS...believe what you want oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefinonhaze Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 Damn, the voter distribution is becoming more equal as time passes. its not 60-40, where it was 70-30 ---------- Post added April-9th-2011 at 03:11 AM ---------- Here is another forum that is discussing this http://slumz.boxden.com/f4/48-2-9-3-a-1525446/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 exactly so it must mean () and [] don't mean the same thingbecause if you try 16 ÷ 2(8-3(4-2)) + 1 it does not equal 16 ÷ 2[8-3(4-2)] + 1, according to the wolfy thingy atleast but it does it equal 16 ÷ 2*[8-3(4-2)] + 1 () and [] mean the same thing in the context of this equation no matter how you spin it. If it does make a difference independent of the presence of a *, then there is a flaw in the software. The presence of a * itself can cause a different interpretation of the equation, though. Evidently even different models of TI-made calculators handle 16÷2*(8-6) and 16÷2(8-6) differently. Edit: Errr, what I meant to say is some models of TI calc handle it differently and some do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomthePasserby Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 but the damn problem isnt written like that. ****.48/2(9+3) = 48/2(12)= 48/24=2 you have to distribute that 2 before you divide. distributing is a part of the parentheses portion of PEMDAS...believe what you want oh well But the distribution of the parenthesis portion should be like this 48/2(9+3)= (48/2)(9) + (48/2)(3)= 216 + 17= 288 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 () and [] mean the same thing in the context of this equation no matter how you spin it. If it does make a difference independent of the presence of a *, then there is a flaw in the software. The presence of a * itself can cause a different interpretation of the equation, though. Evidently even different models of TI-made calculators handle 16÷2*(8-6) and 16÷2(8-6) differently.Edit: Errr, what I meant to say is some models of TI calc handle it differently and some do not. not according to the wolfy thingy, which is interesting who has the final say in the matter? there should only be 1 correct way and the way i see it is its either 288 and 17 or 2 and 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 But the distribution of the parenthesis portion should be like this 48/2(9+3)= (48/2)(9) + (48/2)(3)= 216 + 17= 288 Why are distributing the 48 as well? It is completely separate from the 2. it would make sense if the equation was (48÷2)(9+3)...but that isn't the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvuskins15 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 But the distribution of the parenthesis portion should be like this 48/2(9+3)= (48/2)(9) + (48/2)(3)= 216 + 17= 288 lol thats all i can do at this point. you dont do 48/2 first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 It seems like many people are over-thinking the hell out of this. Its: 48 ----- 2(9+3) SO. 2(9+3) = 24. 48/24 = 2 The answer is 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vooskin Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Coming back for one last.... IT'S TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 2 2 2 2 2 2 its TWO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Wow, we are blessed with a plethora of NERDS on ES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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