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Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 05-01-2011, 06:37 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,991
Posted By midnight rain
Yeah I guess that seems the general consensus. I...

Yeah I guess that seems the general consensus. I always thought that it was implied that it wasn't part of the denominator if it wasn't ALL contained in parentheses, though a lot of people seem to...
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 05-01-2011, 05:59 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,991
Posted By midnight rain
Oh and I found this link which actually kind of...

Oh and I found this link which actually kind of explains it nicely: The Order of Operations: PEMDAS (http://www.purplemath.com/modules/orderops.htm)

It basically reiterates that it's a universal...
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 05-01-2011, 05:24 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,991
Posted By midnight rain
Doing the math oojay's way still gets you 9, as I...

Doing the math oojay's way still gets you 9, as I think canwll showed earlier in the thread.

6/2*(1+2)
P: 6/2*(3)
E: 6/2*(3)
M: 18/2
D: 9
A: 9
S: 9
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 05-01-2011, 04:46 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,991
Posted By midnight rain
I don't think that's what EvilChuck is looking...

I don't think that's what EvilChuck is looking for, regardless of if it's being challenged. I think he just wanted the answer that's taught in school and practiced in practical life.

And it seems...
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 05-01-2011, 01:26 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,991
Posted By midnight rain
So you want people to just throw out well...

So you want people to just throw out well established math principles because they "feel" like it? Bottom line, you do it the way oojay did it and you wouldn't be taken seriously in the math...
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 05-01-2011, 01:19 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,991
Posted By midnight rain
That's incorrect. The answer to that is still 9....

That's incorrect. The answer to that is still 9. The way you wrote it hides the multiplication sign making it appear as if you'd multiply the denominator by (1+3). But in actuality, you still...
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-30-2011, 09:03 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,991
Posted By midnight rain
Yes, because the parenthesis you showed that...

Yes, because the parenthesis you showed that Google had on them are unneccessary. They only make it easier for people to see how the process is. Lack of parentheses implies that it's a 6/2 fraction.
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-30-2011, 02:36 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,991
Posted By midnight rain
I wasn't trying to offend you. When I said...

I wasn't trying to offend you. When I said multiple answers, I didn't mean a problem can't have two solutions. I meant that you can't go about problems like the one this thread is about in two...
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-30-2011, 10:17 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,991
Posted By midnight rain
There's no lack of one, just misunderstanding in...

There's no lack of one, just misunderstanding in this thread. Math is hard facts, not multiple answers.


What canwll said, basically the problem wouldn't involve multiplying the denominator...
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 11:28 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,991
Posted By midnight rain
Haha this is great, oojay just got schooled...

Haha this is great, oojay just got schooled completely by canwllcorfe who makes an excellent point. Fifty bucks says he still refuses to admit he's doing it completely wrong

He appears to think...
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