View Full Version : YA Viral Math Problem
dvarapala
08-31-2023, 1:47pm
Courtesy of Scareware Dave. :lol:
Take a stab at it before you peek at the answer.
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I lived in a time when multiplication beat out division. It was a glorious time.
Frankie the Fink
08-31-2023, 2:07pm
What does ChatGPT say ?
The_Dude
08-31-2023, 2:12pm
6
6
Did you watch the whole 12 minute video ?
Took me about 5 seconds to come up with 6.
Ain't nobody got time for dat!
The_Dude
08-31-2023, 2:18pm
Did you watch the whole 12 minute video ?
Took me about 5 seconds to come up with 6.
Ain't nobody got time for dat!Exactly! :datawiz:
I've used an RPN calculator since 1982, so this never became an issue.
6
Did you watch the whole 12 minute video ?
Took me about 5 seconds to come up with 6.
Ain't nobody got time for dat!
Wrong-o.
6/2(2+1)
=6/2(3)
=3(3)
=9
The_Dude
08-31-2023, 2:39pm
Wrong-o.
6/2(2+1)
=6/2(3)
=3(3)
=9
You'll never convince me. A few here will understand.
Unsuspicious
08-31-2023, 2:48pm
6/(4+2) = 1
The answer is definitely 6. The guy in the video was sued for ripping people off, and he is obviously still trying to completely mislead the masses who are just trying to balance their checkbooks. Follow his fuzzy math at your own peril. :yesnod:
Big bob
08-31-2023, 4:09pm
6
Some here keep writing 9 upside down. :Jeff '79:
Big bob
08-31-2023, 4:41pm
Understanding your point of view.
87423
MadInNc
08-31-2023, 4:44pm
43
Vandelay Industries
08-31-2023, 5:09pm
6.125
dvarapala
08-31-2023, 7:57pm
6
/thread :lol:
dvarapala
08-31-2023, 7:58pm
You'll never convince me. A few here will understand.
Somebody doesn't understand Mick Math. :lol:
6.125
You're off by more than 1/8.
StudleyJames
09-01-2023, 7:46am
Only people who skipped math class made this video go viral
The order of operations can be remembered by the acronym PEMDAS, which stands for: parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division from left to right, and addition and subtraction from left to right. First, simplify the parentheses. Then, do exponents.
6/2(2+1)
3 X 6/2
3 x 3=9
9 is the answer buck wheats
Yadkin
09-01-2023, 10:53am
Only people who skipped math class made this video go viral
The order of operations can be remembered by the acronym PEMDAS, which stands for: parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division from left to right, and addition and subtraction from left to right. First, simplify the parentheses. Then, do exponents.
6/2(2+1)
3 X 6/2
3 x 3=9
9 is the answer buck wheats
Many here will stubbornly disagree.
The_Dude
09-01-2023, 11:51am
Many here will stubbornly disagree.
:yesnod:
kingpin
09-01-2023, 12:27pm
Only people who skipped math class made this video go viral
The order of operations can be remembered by the acronym PEMDAS, which stands for: parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division from left to right, and addition and subtraction from left to right. First, simplify the parentheses. Then, do exponents.
6/2(2+1)
3 X 6/2
3 x 3=9
9 is the answer buck wheats
I always thought it was BEDMAS
Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction
dvarapala
09-01-2023, 1:48pm
I always thought it was BEDMAS
Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction
The only difference between BEDMAS and PEMDAS are the letters in the acronym. :shrug:
The only difference between BEDMAS and PEMDAS are the letters in the acronym. :shrug:
Technically neither is correct. Parentheses or brackets are the top tier (do that first). Then do exponents (2nd tier). Multiplication and division are the same (third) tier, so do left to right. Addition and subtraction are the same (4th) tier, so again do left to right.
dvarapala
09-01-2023, 1:56pm
Technically neither is correct. Parentheses or brackets are the top tier (do that first). Then do exponents (2nd tier). Multiplication and division are the same (third) tier, so do left to right. Addition and subtraction are the same (4th) tier, so again do left to right.
Anyone who actually paid attention in math class knows that M and D share the same precedence, regardless of their order in the acronym. Same for A and S. So technically you're wrong-o. Don't you ever get tired of being wrong-o? :lol:
Anyone who actually paid attention in math class knows that M and D share the same precedence, regardless of their order in the acronym. Same for A and S. So technically you're wrong-o. Don't you ever get tired of being wrong-o? :lol:
I'm not wrong; the acronym is, as I 'splained before. I realized that the day it was taught to me, so 'member the order of operations by a different method: The Yakin Way. :yesnod:
1. Parentheses/ brackets top tier 'cuz there's no other reason to write them.
2. Hardest to easiest.
3. Multiplication is the same tier as division since they are inverse functions; same with addition-subtraction.
dvarapala
09-01-2023, 4:45pm
I'm not wrong; the acronym is, as I 'splained before.
Wrong-o. The acronyms are both 100% correct.
But as usual you'll never admit that. :rolleyes:
kingpin
09-01-2023, 5:00pm
The only difference between BEDMAS and PEMDAS are the letters in the acronym. :shrug:
...
Wrong-o. The acronyms are both 100% correct.
But as usual you'll never admit that. :rolleyes:
Wrong-o. But as usual you'll never admit that. :rolleyes:
Big bob
09-01-2023, 6:11pm
Better be careful before snot rock shows you his manhood. :rofl:
Better be careful before snot rock shows you his manhood. :rofl:
Did you get a lot of that when locked away?
NTTAWWT
Did you get a lot of that when locked away?
NTTAWWT
He was the prison biatch. :Jeff '79:
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