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Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 05-01-2011, 07:06 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
Thirteen pages of arguing semantics. I think...

Thirteen pages of arguing semantics. I think EvilChuck's question has been answered. It's time to lock the thread.
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 05-01-2011, 10:12 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
I think this is the best example of the two...

I think this is the best example of the two possible solutions yet.
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-30-2011, 09:53 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
I think I get it, looking at your previous post. ...

I think I get it, looking at your previous post. You're using multiplication as the main operation here, and then turning it into a simple fraction by using 6x3 as the numerator and 2x1 as the...
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 06:49 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
I don't think so! I just said "hey what's the...

I don't think so! I just said "hey what's the answer to this problem", and she said 9. She said that when you follow the formula, the equation moves from left to right and no math function takes...
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 06:40 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
I did it the way I was taught my entire life, and...

I did it the way I was taught my entire life, and got 9. I also asked a friend of mine who is working on a Master's degree in mathematics what the solution is and guess what she said? Nine.
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 05:05 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
Well, that seems to be the general consensus here.

Well, that seems to be the general consensus here.
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 02:21 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
That's interesting. I was almost certain that...

That's interesting. I was almost certain that most math was taught the same way in the US and Canada, because our educational curricula are almost the same. Maybe it varies from state to state?
...
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 02:12 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
Same here, and I have a graphing calculator that...

Same here, and I have a graphing calculator that cost me over $150. I'm hoping it's not spitting out crap.
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 01:57 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
omgsh, there's even exercises on that page! Time...

omgsh, there's even exercises on that page! Time to practice math!
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 01:55 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
There aren't any exponents in the equation,...

There aren't any exponents in the equation, though.
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 01:52 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
Neither takes precedence over the other. It goes...

Neither takes precedence over the other. It goes from left to right.

http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/image-files/pemdas1.gif
Order of Operations - PEMDAS (with worked solutions & videos)...
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 01:46 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
I see it now, it's just not the way I learned it....

I see it now, it's just not the way I learned it. Doesn't mean that it's wrong to use that system. I just asked because oojay answered using the exact same formula, but then got the answer wrong.
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 01:38 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
But then wouldn't the answer be different than...

But then wouldn't the answer be different than what it should be?
Forum: Games, Lists, Jokes and Polls 04-29-2011, 01:34 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 13,988
Posted By Burning Down
I learned the order of operations as: ...

I learned the order of operations as:

Brackets (parentheses)
Exponents
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction

So therefore, the answer is 9
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