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48÷2(9+3) = ??

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Mr.Gaga
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lol a friend just asked me this and I was like wtf...

is it 2 or 288?!

Apr 10 2011 8:48PM
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Anathema
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the question is a fail. you either ask. fuck this ambiguous confusing ass shit.

48
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2(9+3)

OR

48
--- (9+3)
2

cause then people know what the fuck is up

dont quote me, cause that shit's just going to come out all a mess
Apr 10 2011 10:41PM
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corona
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okay, I'm so certain of this now that it really needs to be at the top of a new page, bolded:

48÷2(12)

now, separate each individual part into brackets

(48)(÷2)(12)

now, this is the important part: a way of looking at any (÷x) is to multiply by it's inverse, hence (1/x)

so

(48)(1/2)(12)


288!

Apr 10 2011 10:47PM
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Bumblesteeze
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You beat me to it haha.
Apr 10 2011 10:48PM
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Yinzer
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Anathema:

to break it down into the first one you must add the parenthesis, MUST.

yeah I just quoted myself, what up.


Apr 10 2011 10:48PM
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EL_TIGRE
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no, it does not
Apr 10 2011 10:49PM
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Lick
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Total win right here.
It's FUCKING 2.
Apr 10 2011 10:55PM
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Lick
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Total win right here.
It's FUCKING 2.
Apr 10 2011 10:56PM
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Lick
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Total win right here.
It's FUCKING 2.
Apr 10 2011 10:56PM
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blackoutbill
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Due to order of operations, it would not matter if you put the (9+3) in front of 48/2, right?

So 48/2(9+3)=(9+3)48/2 if I'm not mistaken

And (9+3)48/2=288 with out dispute so therefore it has to be 288
Apr 10 2011 10:56PM
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corona
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no man, that's wrong. I wasn't looking at it right. that's completely wrong.


people stop quoting is so I stop looking like a tard ;)


for the third and final time, this:

48÷2(12)

now, separate each individual part into brackets

(48)(÷2)(12)

now, this is the important part: a way of looking at any (÷x) is to multiply by it's inverse, hence (1/x)

so

(48)(1/2)(12)


288!

Apr 10 2011 10:56PM
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Yinzer
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STOP QUOTING Vinnie F. HE REALIZED HES WRONG AND CORRECTED IT
Apr 10 2011 10:57PM
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Lick
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Lol calm down, accidentaly triple clicked it. Haha.
But I think that it is a poorly written equation.
Apr 10 2011 11:01PM
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Yinzer
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its cool,

just said that cause its like the 4th time someones done it.
Apr 10 2011 11:06PM
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samsquamch
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fuck looked at it again, im wrong

question is 48 ÷ 2(9+3)

1. sub in x for 9+3, i.e. x = (9+3)
2. you know have 48 ÷ 2x
3. also could be in fractional form, 48/2x, or (48/2)x
4. reduced down to 24x
5. sub (9+3) back in for x : 24(9+3)
6. you then have 24(12) = 288

hooray for mathz ! !

Apr 10 2011 11:14PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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c'mon this is fucking 7th grade math
Apr 10 2011 11:31PM
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corona
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first to prove this wrong gets a lollipop: (it should be quite obvious):

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and can anyone find the correct value of the variable?

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Apr 10 2011 11:47PM
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Yinzer
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I can tell you the atom that fits in between is .41*r

Materials what up
Apr 10 2011 11:52PM
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Yinzer
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and for the 64 65 thing, the slopes don't match up. there is a very small gap that over the entire length integrates to 1 which is the difference


lollipop please
Apr 10 2011 11:56PM
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corona
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well done. orange, green, yellow, red, or purple? Like the sig btw

and the one for solving for x, as in the length of the box. and the circles are all identical, it is a perfect square, etc etc. lines may not line up and it may not be to size.
Apr 11 2011 12:00AM
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General_Ripper
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uhhh. Packing factor BS. gotta love materials
Apr 11 2011 12:04AM
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Parrish
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using the radius you can find the diagonals of the "rectangle", after doing that you can find x
Apr 11 2011 12:05AM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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ITT: Click for larger image
Apr 11 2011 12:07AM
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Frosty
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This has to be some kind of record. 2 posts, 26k karma, and a member for six years.
Apr 11 2011 12:08AM
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Yinzer
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haha yeah and one post was a calculator screen shot lol
Apr 11 2011 12:14AM
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Black.Bird
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Did this quickly..
Is it x= 27.6?
Apr 11 2011 12:16AM
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jonny.brom
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hahaha ANGRY MATH thread
Apr 11 2011 12:20AM
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.Apex.
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exactly why its 72 GAWD
Apr 11 2011 12:23AM
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.Apex.
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exactly why its 72 GAWD
Apr 11 2011 12:23AM
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.Apex.
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exactly why its 72 GAWD
Apr 11 2011 12:23AM
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Peter.
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it's missing important parenthesis, so it can't be done
Apr 11 2011 12:26AM
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Colin.W
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whoever says that the answer is 2 is dumb as fuck. Seriously type it into a calculator or wolfram alpha or fucking google for gods sake and you get 288... people these days are fucking dumb
Apr 11 2011 1:03AM
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LEATH
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^
Apr 11 2011 1:18AM
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Mr.Gaga
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ahah 2nd post was 4 calculator screen shots
Apr 11 2011 1:18AM
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Mr.Gaga
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a is distance between corner or the square and theextrimity of the circle in this corner. and sqrt(x)=x^1/2

(r+a)^2=r^2+r^2

r+a=sqrt(2)*r

a=(sqrt(2)-1)*r

x^2+x^2=(6r+2a)^2

2*(x^2)=(6r+2((sqrt(2)-1)*r))^2=((2*(sqrt(2))+4)*r)^2

x=((2*(sqrt(2))+4)*r)/sqrt(2)=(2+2*sqrt(2))*r=4,8284*r

In this case r=6,5cm so x=31,3848cm

Apr 11 2011 1:39AM
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quixotic
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i hate math.....
Apr 11 2011 2:02AM
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collinder
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I always remembered the order of operations as BEDMAS
Apr 11 2011 2:06AM
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ski-swagga
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why the fuck are we doing 8th grade level math on NS?
48/2x12 you go left to right from here
48/2=24
24x12=288

the answer is 288

(yes im fully aware that i am not the first person to describe this but i felt like i needed to)
Apr 11 2011 2:12AM
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andreweckels
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to all of the people who say the answer is two type the problem into your calculator exactly how it is written and tell me what you get.
Apr 11 2011 2:22AM
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PON3
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well this thread proves 15 year olds cant do simple math
Apr 11 2011 2:29AM
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LivinOuttaBounZ
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This thread reminds me of a video I saw in a statistics class. Pretty funny.

Apr 11 2011 2:31AM
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skier_boy26
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Haven't taken math in like four years but it's 288. Jesus h fucking christ.
Apr 11 2011 2:33AM
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LEATH
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.
Apr 11 2011 2:40AM
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jibjunkie
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this thread is full of win
Apr 11 2011 3:08AM
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Piste.Off
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48/2(9+3)

48/2(12)

48/24

2


idiots...
Apr 11 2011 3:14AM
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Piste.Off
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48/2(9+3)

48/2(12)

24(12)

288

idiots...
Apr 11 2011 3:20AM
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Piste.Off
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Apr 11 2011 3:22AM
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TijmenDal
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This.

The order is:

9+3 = 12
2*12 = 24

24+48 = 72.

Noobs.
Apr 11 2011 8:15AM
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TylerMacDonald
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I was taught BEDMAS
Brackets
Exponents
Devision
Multiplication
Add
Subtract
Apr 11 2011 8:27AM
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1337
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wowowowowowowow i can't believe how retarded some ns'ers are
Apr 11 2011 8:32AM
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I_Am_Mod
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hahaha, lol at shitload of ppl who were convinced it was 2

lol² at people who still think it is :D

48/2(9+3) = 288
48/(2(9+3)) = 2

as mentioned before, wolfram doesn't lie....
Apr 11 2011 8:51AM
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