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Old 04-29-2011, 06:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I did it the way I was taught my entire life, and got 9. I also asked a friend of mine who is working on a Master's degree in mathematics what the solution is and guess what she said? Nine.
lol how did that conversation go? I'd imagine your friend thought you were mocking them, correct?
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Old 04-29-2011, 06:49 PM   #2 (permalink)
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lol how did that conversation go? I'd imagine your friend thought you were mocking them, correct?
I don't think so! I just said "hey what's the answer to this problem", and she said 9. She said that when you follow the formula, the equation moves from left to right and no math function takes precedence over another. Basically everything that's been said here already.
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Old 04-29-2011, 06:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I don't think so! I just said "hey what's the answer to this problem", and she said 9. She said that when you follow the formula, the equation moves from left to right and no math function takes precedence over another. Basically everything that's been said here already.
Did you feel like a bit of an idiot as she was explaining it to you, despite her saying everything you already knew?
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Old 04-29-2011, 05:42 PM   #4 (permalink)
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The aliens got to your head. I learned that multiplication and division are equal. I Googled "order of operations", clicked every link on the first page.

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To name a few. But here's the problem and how I solved it Mr. oojay. First, parentheses. You get: 3!

6/2*(3)=?

Now it's division and multiplication, so left to right.

6/2*3=?

3*3=9

I'm sorry, but I've literally never heard anyone ever say one was more important than the other. I even Googled the problem, and Google calculator was the only thing that came up. It told me the answer was 9.
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Old 04-29-2011, 06:11 PM   #5 (permalink)
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To name a few. But here's the problem and how I solved it Mr. oojay. First, parentheses. You get: 3!

6/2*(3)=?

Now it's division and multiplication, so left to right.

6/2*3=?

3*3=9
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You get: 3!
You got 3 factorial? Well this just adds a whole new twist.

But yes, it's 9.
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You got mad math skills bro.
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You got 3 factorial? Well this just adds a whole new twist.
No, 3 excited.
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I got a 94 in Algebra II bro. I can do anything.
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I got a 94 in Algebra II bro. I can do anything.
You got mad math skills bro.
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Put me squarely in the "9" camp please.
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