math problem

[Bo$$ Bet$]

Jesus fukking Christ I give but 2 is still the god damn right answer

[Bo$$ Bet$]

JJ what is the correct answer u fukk??

[OmgUrMom]

[OmgUrMom]

Jesus fukking Christ I give but 2 is still the god damn right answer

its not the right answer, nice try tho brah

[OmgUrMom]

also you can type the problem into google and it gives you the answer..........288

[hhsilver]

I can't read all this , but the answer is 288. I hated that Pemdas junk because it's misleading. m is not done before d .... they are done left to right ... same with a and s.

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

I learned BEDMAS

B- Brackets
E- Exponents
D- Divide
M- Multiplication
A- Add
S- Subtraction

[Dabeergod]

It's 2

[RubberKettle]

No wonder we have so many losing gambler on this forum.

Cant even get 50% of the votes on the right side of a simple math problem.

[wantitall4moi]

LOL good thing math isnt really a requirement for sports gambling.

Because if people really dont know the answer to this yet are the first ones trying to comment on a person's 'edge' when it comes to gambling just shows the absolute fail that inundates the sports betting boards and has for ever.

[brad89]

No wonder we have so many losing gambler on this forum. Cant even get 50% of the votes on the right side of a simple math problem.

The whole internet is just about 50/50 on this

[gryfyn1]

The problem is this:

while we think 2(9+3) is the same as 2*(9+3) its actually not.

2*(9+3) is actually 2*1(9+3).

The distributive property of multiplication means that the original could be rewriten as

48 / (9*2 + 3*2)

[8ArIvd5]

everyone who got 288 please solve this equation: 48/x(9+3)

[samgurt]

edit.

[mrlegend28]

48÷2(9+3)=?

2 or 288

50/50 across teh interwebz

Bracket
Exponent
Division
MUltiply
Add
Subtract

so u do 9+3 first which is 12
so u go 48 / 2(12).. division/multiply are same so you do the first one 42 / 2 = 24 x 12 = 288.

[samgurt]

edit.

[Bo$$ Bet$]

The answers 2!!!!!!!!! U sons of bitchessss

[Bo$$ Bet$]

After damn near 50 votes it's almost 50/50

[mrlegend28]

its kinda scary that 50% of gamblers are getting a simple math equation wrong lol

[beeps220]

The next poll should be how many people had math above a 6th grade level

Making up imaginary parenthesis? Really?

The parenthesis means you do the problem inside it first. The number standing alone in there after that equation is done does not mean you multiply that number next to the parenthesis. In this equation you simply go left to right... 288

Was this on that smarter than a 5th grader show or something?

[8ArIvd5]

sure, with pleasure...

48/x(9+3)=288

1/x(9+3) = 288/48

1/(9x+3x) = 6

1/12x = 6

1 = (6/12x)

1= .5x

x=2

Notice how I made the whole equation equal 288...
THEREFORE THE ANSWER IS 288 YOU FOOLS! EVERYONE SUCK MY LEFT NAD!

assuming x=2 like you say

1/12x=6
1/12(2)=6
1/24=6

how does 1/24=6?

where you went wrong

1/12x=6
1=(6/12x) <--you multiplied the left side by 12x to get 1, but divided the right side by 12x

you don't know how to solve an equation.

correct answer if the equation was equal to 288

48/x(9+3)=288
48/12x=288
4x=288
x=72

my left nad needs some sucking.

[samgurt]

assuming x=2 like you say 1/12x=6 1/12(2)=6 1/24=6 how does 1/24=6? where you went wrong 1/12x=6 1=(6/12x) <--you multiplied the left side by 12x to get 1, but divided the right side by 12x you don't know how to solve an equation. correct answer if the equation was equal to 288 48/x(9+3)=288 48/12x=288 4x=288 x=72 my left nad needs some sucking.

ya, i took it down after i rechecked it.

[8ArIvd5]

ya, i took it down after i rechecked it.

glad i could teach you that the answer's 2. now tell everyone else the answer is 2.

[beeps220]

Now I'm asking myself what my life has become, I'm looking at a jr high math problem on a Friday night

[antifoil]

why didn't you just distribute the 2(9+3) to make it 18 + 6 = 24 making the answer 2. crazy this thread is 4 pages and most people don't know math simple enough the distribute.

[beeps220]

48÷2(9+3)

48÷2(12)

24(12)

288

It's that simple!

[sparkyasu]

the TI-89 does not lie people, ask any professional engineer, the TI-89 says it is 288

[OmgUrMom]

Now I'm asking myself what my life has become, I'm looking at a jr high math problem on a Friday night

winning

[rsnnh12]

Didn't read the whole thread, but I have the 1 correct answer....


It is ambiguous. It is both 2 and 288. It is a wrong question, not a wrong answer. It can be viewed as both-

48/2(9+3)

48
_____
2(9+3) which ends up equaling 2

And
48/2(9+3)
48/2x12
24x12
288

The failure is in the question, not the answers

/debate

[FourLengthsClear]

LOL.
I don't know if this thread is funny or just sad.

[samgurt]

Didn't read the whole thread, but I have the 1 correct answer.... It is ambiguous. It is both 2 and 288. It is a wrong question, not a wrong answer. It can be viewed as both- 48/2(9+3) 48 _____ 2(9+3) which ends up equaling 2 And 48/2(9+3) 48/2x12 24x12 288 The failure is in the question, not the answers /debate

no debate. good answer.

[FourLengthsClear]

no debate. good answer.

It is a good answer but it is also a kop out. The notation is terrible but that does not change the fact that it is solvable.

The distributive property of multiplication means that the 2(9+3) is a complete statement.
The correct answer is therefore 2.

[sparkyasu]

Yall Fuking Morons

Scientific Calculators say its 288, dont act yall know more order of operations than scientific calculators do

[hhsilver]

It's not that people are stupid. It's just that people do not understand the rule for order of operations.
mult and division are done LEFT to RIGHT. Those getting 2 are not doing this .

6/2x3 = 9 ( i am using / for the division sign of the original problem. it's not on the keyboard)

6x2/3 = 4

16/8x2 = 4

16x8/2 = 64

again, the answer to the original is 288 .

[The Inevitable]

BS degree, here.... and minored in Mathematics. First the question is poorly written because it's in single line form. It should be written formatically as not to cause any confusion. However, since it is in single line form, anything after that division symbol is considered to be the denominator.

Denominator - The expression written below the line in a common fraction that indicates the number of parts into which one whole is divided. Ex. 3/6; 6 is the denominator

You must find the product of the denominator in that equation, before you can proceed to divide the 48. The product of the denominator is 24. So, 48 divided by 24 equals 2.

I've read through most this thread and I've seen people complaining about folks adding in an extra parentheses to get 2. If you arriving at 288, you're doing the exact same thing. You're putting the extra parentheses here: (48/2)(9+3).

So in conclusion, like I said before along with 2 others, the question is written poorly. The mistake is on the teacher or whoever posed the question. But since it is a single line equation, the answer is 2. However, even at a college level, enough kids approaching the professor with an answer of 288 would have gotten credit. (Unless the professor's an asshole.)

the TI-89 does not lie people, ask any professional engineer, the TI-89 says it is 288

It's giving that answer because you're inputting it wrongly into the calculator. You need to use another set of parentheses.