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Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?

 
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
The answer is 1.

2x1=2
2x2=4
then 2+4=6
then 6/6=1
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
the answer is 9 for fuck sakes??

this is grade 5 math
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
It IS a trick question because the arithmetic layout is ambiguous.

6÷[2(1+2)] = 1

(6÷2)(1+2) = 9

It's not a difficult problem, it's just laid out wrong.

The question is deliberately ambiguous and that people get different answers is of no surprise.
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Misleading information is misleading.
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Seriously,

This is a great thread BTW, it really shows just how stupid many people on here are. The fluoride pills must be working really well. Why are people worried about a little extra radiation if they cant even do arithmetic?
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
There is lot of geniuses here
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
Here we go again...

9
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
its 9...hey did i say it is 9.. i think others said it 9. i really really wonder if its 9... i say it is 9
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
This is the best GLP social experiment I've ever seen.
Well done!

1.) OP posts an initial question
2.) Correct answer is given within the first 3 posts
3.) Everyone continues to call eachother an idiot, wrong answers are given
4.) An argument about the process is discussed
5.) Someone goes to google
6.) Everyone then switches their answer to what google says
7.) The arguing continues on for several more pages

Nice.
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Bottom line, without computers most of them retrun to the stone age...

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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
The question is deliberately ambiguous
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The question is not ambiguous. There is only one possible way to read it and the answer is 9.
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True story, ONE possible CORRECT way.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
Ha! To think I made it all the way from grade school to retirement and still can't do grade school math! I must be a real genius! lol

No, wait... anyway, in all of these years I never had occasion to need this sort of math equation.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
The question is deliberately ambiguous
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1368046

The question is not ambiguous. There is only one possible way to read it and the answer is 9.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1309387


Shame on you, Germany. You confessed this was your second math thread; yet, you have learned nothing from your previous experience.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
The answer is 1.

2x1=2
2x2=4
then 2+4=6
then 6/6=1
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1368056


fuck you. working left to right
6÷2(1+2) =
3(1+2) =
3(1)+3(2) =
3+6 = 9
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
I think the problem is that most people don't realize what multiplication and division are the SAME OPERATION.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
I failed math so the answer is 6 or 0
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Answers like this make me wonder how humanity has made it this long without dieing from forgetting to breathe.

The answer, ONLY answer, is 9.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
The answer is 1.

2x1=2
2x2=4
then 2+4=6
then 6/6=1
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1368056


fuck you. working left to right
6÷2(1+2) =
3(1+2) =
3(1)+3(2) =
3+6 = 9
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1365843


Plain and simple. Yes, I can see this now. Thank you.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
the answer is 9 for fuck sakes??

this is grade 5 math
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This. You solve whats in the parentheses, then you calculate the rest with the result from the number in parentheses. Same as (6÷2) x (1+2). The parentheses means multiply.

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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
The answer is 3
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people who answered 9 should go back to school. the final operation is not 3*3=9, it's 3/3=1. that sign with the two dots above and below the dash means division, not multiplying.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
Ha! To think I made it all the way from grade school to retirement and still can't do grade school math! I must be a real genius! lol

No, wait... anyway, in all of these years I never had occasion to need this sort of math equation.
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That not something to brag about, that just makes you an Idiot who probably got ripped off allot.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
This is the best GLP social experiment I've ever seen.
Well done!

1.) OP posts an initial question
2.) Correct answer is given within the first 3 posts
3.) Everyone continues to call eachother an idiot, wrong answers are given
4.) An argument about the process is discussed
5.) Someone goes to google
6.) Everyone then switches their answer to what google says
7.) The arguing continues on for several more pages

Nice.
 Quoting: patmac 1130776


Yep. I am guessing you saw the 48÷2(9+3)= post a few weeks ago.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
The question is deliberately ambiguous
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1368046

The question is not ambiguous. There is only one possible way to read it and the answer is 9.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1309387


Shame on you, Germany. You confessed this was your second math thread; yet, you have learned nothing from your previous experience.
 Quoting: Syrius


Wow, you posted the original expression and you don't even know the answer? You think it's not 9???

Order of operations means division is evaluated before multiplication.

6÷2(1+2)
3(1+2)
3(3)
9

I mean, you can even type it into google and it will tell you 9. What the heck is wrong with you people???

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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
I failed math so the answer is 6 or 0
 Quoting: daretospeak


Answers like this make me wonder how humanity has made it this long without dieing from forgetting to breathe.

The answer, ONLY answer, is 9.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1367296


Most people really don't have the need for math, other than very basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Yes, I know that that is what this is, but when written in the form of an equation it gets people confused.

For the majority of people it is just not that important in life.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
Let's start a nuclear war to get to know who's right about the result of that thingie.

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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
people who answered 9 should go back to school. the final operation is not 3*3=9, it's 3/3=1. that sign with the two dots above and below the dash means division, not multiplying.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1368063


Oops, and people wonder why we have third world countries.

Multiplication and division are the same operation and are performed "simultaneously" in an abstract sense. OR Performed LEFT TO RIGHT as written.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
people who answered 9 should go back to school. the final operation is not 3*3=9, it's 3/3=1. that sign with the two dots above and below the dash means division, not multiplying.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1368063


Damn you're STUPID!!!

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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
Here's some more math for you

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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
Parentheses first, 1 + 2 = 3

Then 6 ÷ 2 = 3

Then, since the equation is division, 3 ÷ 3 = 1

That's from basic math that I learned like 40 years ago, so I hope I'm still right.
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You are, you'll probably find that it is the more younger ones that have gotten it wrong.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
Ha! To think I made it all the way from grade school to retirement and still can't do grade school math! I must be a real genius! lol

No, wait... anyway, in all of these years I never had occasion to need this sort of math equation.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1147405


That not something to brag about, that just makes you an Idiot who probably got ripped off allot.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1309528


Well, at least I spell better than you... allot? Perhaps you meant a lot? Moran
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
I failed math so the answer is 6 or 0
 Quoting: daretospeak


Answers like this make me wonder how humanity has made it this long without dieing from forgetting to breathe.

The answer, ONLY answer, is 9.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1367296


Most people really don't have the need for math, other than very basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Yes, I know that that is what this is, but when written in the form of an equation it gets people confused.

For the majority of people it is just not that important in life.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1147405


Its actually VERY important for peoples lives, they mostly just have someone else do that math for them, often at an extreme premium.
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Re: Math: 6÷2(1+2) = ?
Ha! To think I made it all the way from grade school to retirement and still can't do grade school math! I must be a real genius! lol

No, wait... anyway, in all of these years I never had occasion to need this sort of math equation.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1147405


Ha,ha,ha you are right..how many times do people actually use algebra...

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