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Solve 48÷2(9+3)

View Poll Results: 48÷2(9+3) = ?

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  • 288

    34 47.22%

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    38 52.78%
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  1. 04-14-2011 01:01 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by oskar View Post
    I would like to take this moment to congratulate spoon on sucessfully inciting a math flamewar.
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  2. 04-15-2011 12:15 PM #2
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    let's all just downrep jowhaw and lock this thread!
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  3. 05-30-2011 08:32 PM #3
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    i can obviously how one can arrive at either 2 or 288. I was taught multiplication before division so i voted 2. not about to argue with a math major though.
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  4. 05-31-2011 03:28 AM #4
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    To lazy to read through entire thread, someone has probably come to a conclusion but discussion seems to be ongoing. But spent about 30 mins painting the correct answer

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  5. 05-31-2011 08:45 AM #5
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    LOL I didn't even notice there is actually 4 pages of this insanity.
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  6. 05-31-2011 09:32 AM #6
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    How is 2 winning this poll? Trolls or stupids?
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  7. 05-31-2011 12:20 PM #7
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    I voted 2 but want to change my vote to 288 after reading the thread.
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  8. 05-31-2011 12:30 PM #8
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    I'd like to change my vote back to 2, because I think everything under the denominator should be done after the brackets.
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  9. 05-31-2011 12:30 PM #9
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    I might take that back.
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  10. 05-31-2011 07:13 PM #10
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    Fascinating.

    I get 288, however its interesting that it basically comes down to interpretation of the rule (solve parenthesis first). So for me, I see:

    20/5(2 +2)

    Everyone agrees that 2+2 is solved first, but some people interpret "solve parenthesis first" to mean that 5(4) is solved next as it involves parentheses, however I (and I guess the rest of the people that get 288 in the original) consider the implied 5x(4) to be external to the parenthesis so that rule doesn't apply.

    [edit] Yeah, I skipped almost the entire thread.
    Last edited by bjsaust; 05-31-2011 at 07:17 PM.
    Just dipping my toes back in.
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  11. 06-01-2011 01:33 AM #11
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    6+5=J
    7+7=K
    4-3=A
    A-13=A
    A+A=2 and A+A=28 and A+A=15 and A-A=0,13,-13

    2A=2 and 2A=28 then
    2(4-3)=2 and 2(A-13)=28 then 2A-26=28 so 2A=54 so A can be 27
    2A=15 so A is 7.5

    So A can be 1,7.5,14,27,...
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  12. 06-01-2011 06:47 AM #12
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  13. 06-01-2011 07:27 AM #13
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    Its brilliant. The funniest thing is that 2 increases its lead in a poll.
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  14. 06-02-2011 08:54 AM #14
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    looks like the answer was 42
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  15. 06-09-2011 07:22 PM #15
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    Boom, son.

    YouTube - ‪Re: Visual Multiplication and 48/2(9+3)‬‏

    Explained better than I could while giving it the 45 seconds it deserves.
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  16. 06-09-2011 10:42 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla View Post
    Boom, son.

    YouTube - &#x202a;Re: Visual Multiplication and 48/2(9+3)&#x202c;&rlm;

    Explained better than I could while giving it the 45 seconds it deserves.
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