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Old 08-22-2014, 7:46pm   #1
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2 x 4 + 6 x 2 =

entered in exactly as shown; most calculators will show 28; but some will show 20.

Am I drunk ?
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The answer is always 42.
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28 on a Casio HR-100TM adding machine...
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28 on a Casio HR-100TM adding machine...
That's because you enter it one term at a time. The answer is 20.
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That's because you enter it one term at a time. The answer is 20.
it's 28, or 20

No parentheses, it's 28
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((2 x 4) + 6) x 2 = 28
(2 x 4) + (6 x 2) = 20
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((2 x 4) + 6) x 2 = 28
(2 x 4) + (6 x 2) = 20
4 + 6 = 10
x2 = 20
x2 = 40
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it's 28, or 20

No parentheses, it's 28
PEMDAS bitch. Learn it.
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((2 x 4) + 6) x 2 = 28
(2 x 4) + (6 x 2) = 20
some scientific models will give 20 if entered exactly as :

2 x 4 + 6 x 2 =

the parenthesis are implied

I have a TI at work that gives 20 without including the "( )"
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Old 08-22-2014, 8:19pm   #13
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PEMDAS bitch. Learn it.
Really? That's a word?
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Really? That's a word?
More like a beer-induced slur.

That being said, google it.
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More like a beer-induced slur.


I must've missed theat day of school...
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More like a beer-induced slur.

That being said, google it.
I'll never use it so why bother?
Pffft. I'll be on Jeopardy and it'll be the final Jeopardy Question..
Hello Google...
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it's 28, or 20

No parentheses, it's 28
Precedence would make it 20. No parentheses required.
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it's 28, or 20

No parentheses, it's 28
American public education, ladies and gentlemen.
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No parentheses, it's 28
It's not 28 fucktard.
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