Jesus fukking Christ I give but 2 is still the god damn right answer
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Bo$$ Bet$
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07-08-10
3062
#107
JJ what is the correct answer u fukk??
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OmgUrMom
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02-07-10
8481
#108
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OmgUrMom
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02-07-10
8481
#109
Originally posted by Bo$$ Bet$
Jesus fukking Christ I give but 2 is still the god damn right answer
its not the right answer, nice try tho brah
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OmgUrMom
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02-07-10
8481
#110
also you can type the problem into google and it gives you the answer..........288
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hhsilver
SBR Hall of Famer
06-07-07
7375
#111
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.
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.
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wantitall4moi
SBR MVP
04-17-10
3063
#115
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.
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brad89
SBR Sharp
06-19-10
424
#116
Originally posted by 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.
The whole internet is just about 50/50 on this
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gryfyn1
SBR MVP
03-30-10
3285
#117
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)
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8ArIvd5
SBR MVP
04-24-10
3175
#118
everyone who got 288 please solve this equation: 48/x(9+3)
its kinda scary that 50% of gamblers are getting a simple math equation wrong lol
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beeps220
SBR MVP
01-29-10
4227
#125
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?
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8ArIvd5
SBR MVP
04-24-10
3175
#126
Originally posted by samgurt
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.
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samgurt
SBR MVP
05-31-10
2980
#127
Originally posted by 8ArIvd5
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.
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8ArIvd5
SBR MVP
04-24-10
3175
#128
Originally posted by samgurt
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.
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beeps220
SBR MVP
01-29-10
4227
#129
Now I'm asking myself what my life has become, I'm looking at a jr high math problem on a Friday night
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antifoil
SBR MVP
11-11-09
3993
#130
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.
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beeps220
SBR MVP
01-29-10
4227
#131
48÷2(9+3)
48÷2(12)
24(12)
288
It's that simple!
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sparkyasu
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03-17-11
688
#132
the TI-89 does not lie people, ask any professional engineer, the TI-89 says it is 288
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OmgUrMom
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02-07-10
8481
#133
Originally posted by beeps220
Now I'm asking myself what my life has become, I'm looking at a jr high math problem on a Friday night
winning
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rsnnh12
SBR MVP
09-26-10
3487
#134
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
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FourLengthsClear
SBR MVP
12-29-10
3808
#135
LOL.
I don't know if this thread is funny or just sad.
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samgurt
SBR MVP
05-31-10
2980
#136
Originally posted by 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
no debate. good answer.
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FourLengthsClear
SBR MVP
12-29-10
3808
#137
Originally posted by samgurt
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.
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sparkyasu
Restricted User
03-17-11
688
#138
Yall Fuking Morons
Scientific Calculators say its 288, dont act yall know more order of operations than scientific calculators do
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hhsilver
SBR Hall of Famer
06-07-07
7375
#139
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 .
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The Inevitable
SBR Wise Guy
05-02-10
773
#140
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.)
Originally posted by sparkyasu
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.