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this problem took me 10 seconds
48÷2(9+3) = ???
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It's 288 for all you simpletons.
Now yall can lock it
Now yall can lock it
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seriously if this is a math problem which a lot of you can't solve correctly, our country is doing something wrong.
the answer is 288 and those of you who think differently need to go back to 4th grade
the answer is 288 and those of you who think differently need to go back to 4th grade
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This is kind of interesting, but Im sticking to the distributive property claim, makes sense IMO
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seriously if this is a math problem which a lot of you can't solve correctly, our country is doing something wrong.
the answer is 288 and those of you who think differently need to go back to 4th grade
the answer is 288 and those of you who think differently need to go back to 4th grade
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It's 288 for all you simpletons.
Now yall can lock it
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This is kind of interesting, but Im sticking to the distributive property claim, makes sense IMO
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This... Lock this mug back up
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this
plz lock the answer isnt 2
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plz lock the answer isnt 2
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what has this thread discovered?
That a lot of sneakerheads fail at school.
That a lot of sneakerheads fail at school.
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didn't notice this was 30 pages long...
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Distributive property of multiplication over addition. Early Algebra problem.
The distributive property of multiplication CLEARLY states that the 2(9+3) is an entire statement and CANNOT be broken up. 2(9+3) follows the distributive property which can be rewritten as (2*9+2*3). Let me repeat the 2 outside of the parenthesis follows the distributive property of multiplication and must be factored and simplified before performing any other operations on it. You do NOT compute this expression from left to right until you use Algebra to simplify the statement 2(9+3).
So this can be rewritten as:
48 / (2*9 + 2*3)
Which leaves us with
48 / 24 = 2
Answer = 2.
Lastly for those using Google or any other online calculator. These do not understand many theorems or properties so you must explicitly explain what you mean. There is a difference between 48 / 2 * (9+3) and 48 / 2(9+3). The first notation reads 48 / 2 * 1(9+3) while the second reads 48 / (2*9+2*3). Be very careful with your signs.
The distributive property of multiplication CLEARLY states that the 2(9+3) is an entire statement and CANNOT be broken up. 2(9+3) follows the distributive property which can be rewritten as (2*9+2*3). Let me repeat the 2 outside of the parenthesis follows the distributive property of multiplication and must be factored and simplified before performing any other operations on it. You do NOT compute this expression from left to right until you use Algebra to simplify the statement 2(9+3).
So this can be rewritten as:
48 / (2*9 + 2*3)
Which leaves us with
48 / 24 = 2
Answer = 2.
Lastly for those using Google or any other online calculator. These do not understand many theorems or properties so you must explicitly explain what you mean. There is a difference between 48 / 2 * (9+3) and 48 / 2(9+3). The first notation reads 48 / 2 * 1(9+3) while the second reads 48 / (2*9+2*3). Be very careful with your signs.
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what has this thread discovered?
That a lot of sneakerheads fail at school.
That a lot of sneakerheads fail at school.
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at first i thought it was 2 when i gave it a quick glance ... but its 288
to the people saying it is 2 ... are u ignoring the rules of PEMDAS
this is not going to end anytime soon ...
to the people saying it is 2 ... are u ignoring the rules of PEMDAS
this is not going to end anytime soon ...
rocky437
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Distributive property of multiplication over addition. Early Algebra problem.
The distributive property of multiplication CLEARLY states that the 2(9+3) is an entire statement and CANNOT be broken up. 2(9+3) follows the distributive property which can be rewritten as (2*9+2*3). Let me repeat the 2 outside of the parenthesis follows the distributive property of multiplication and must be factored and simplified before performing any other operations on it. You do NOT compute this expression from left to right until you use Algebra to simplify the statement 2(9+3).
So this can be rewritten as:
48 / (2*9 + 2*3)
Which leaves us with
48 / 24 = 2
Answer = 2.
Lastly for those using Google or any other online calculator. These do not understand many theorems or properties so you must explicitly explain what you mean. There is a difference between 48 / 2 * (9+3) and 48 / 2(9+3). The first notation reads 48 / 2 * 1(9+3) while the second reads 48 / (2*9+2*3). Be very careful with your signs.
The distributive property of multiplication CLEARLY states that the 2(9+3) is an entire statement and CANNOT be broken up. 2(9+3) follows the distributive property which can be rewritten as (2*9+2*3). Let me repeat the 2 outside of the parenthesis follows the distributive property of multiplication and must be factored and simplified before performing any other operations on it. You do NOT compute this expression from left to right until you use Algebra to simplify the statement 2(9+3).
So this can be rewritten as:
48 / (2*9 + 2*3)
Which leaves us with
48 / 24 = 2
Answer = 2.
Lastly for those using Google or any other online calculator. These do not understand many theorems or properties so you must explicitly explain what you mean. There is a difference between 48 / 2 * (9+3) and 48 / 2(9+3). The first notation reads 48 / 2 * 1(9+3) while the second reads 48 / (2*9+2*3). Be very careful with your signs.
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didn't notice this was 30 pages long...
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at first i thought it was 2 when i gave it a quick glance ... but its 288
to the people saying it is 2 ... are u ignoring the rules of PEMDAS
this is not going to end anytime soon ...
to the people saying it is 2 ... are u ignoring the rules of PEMDAS
this is not going to end anytime soon ...
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Originally Posted by Oh YoU MaD
The equation you typed in and the input are not the same.
The answer is two.
This nonsense has to stop already.
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PEMDAS homey
Parentheses, exponent, multiply, divide, add, subtract wut
Parentheses, exponent, multiply, divide, add, subtract wut
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Originally Posted by Oh YoU MaD
The equation you typed in and the input are not the same.
The answer is two.
This nonsense has to stop already.
