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show your work
on another board
it's 45 pages of responses
tryin' to justify both answers as right or wrong
p.e.m.d.a.s. weeps

Poll result (163 votes)
2 (110 votes)Vote
288 (53 votes)Vote

  

  

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[View all] , buildingblock, Sun Apr-10-11 10:02 PM
 
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Apr 10th 2011
1
post should've ended here
Apr 11th 2011
381
its wrong tho.
Apr 11th 2011
384
and this from a potential doctoral candidate. i'm not mad
Apr 11th 2011
502
im so proud of you! 1st response and correct. bravo abby.
Apr 11th 2011
518
Apr 10th 2011
2
^^^^
Apr 10th 2011
6
stick to workin' out and nutrition, cuz
Apr 10th 2011
7
      LOL......*sigh*
Apr 10th 2011
11
      Ha!!! This shit is going wild hunnid 3x over god
Apr 10th 2011
13
good grief.
Apr 10th 2011
3
We were here n/m
Apr 10th 2011
4
have you seen this posted elsewhere?
Apr 10th 2011
31
(48/2) x (9+3) = 288
Apr 10th 2011
5
Kinda(inbox)
Apr 10th 2011
8
      ha, nevermind
Apr 10th 2011
19
Apr 10th 2011
9
ohhhhhh
Apr 10th 2011
16
winner. worked both ways too. nicely done.
Apr 10th 2011
30
question
Apr 10th 2011
50
RE: question
Apr 10th 2011
63
RE: question
Apr 10th 2011
66
      gotcha
Apr 10th 2011
73
Right. A good rule to always go by is jumping into the parenthesis
Apr 11th 2011
270
agreed
Apr 11th 2011
392
i see this post is gonna separate the smart okps from the dumb ones
Apr 10th 2011
10
lol bblock.. what did you do to okp!!!
Apr 11th 2011
477
that's bullshit, 'cuz we got former lawyers and doctoral candidates
Apr 11th 2011
546
i shoulda come to this post earlier
Apr 11th 2011
630
OoO
Apr 10th 2011
12
little did we know
Apr 12th 2011
920
2
Apr 10th 2011
14
^^^
Apr 10th 2011
22
those are terms not variables. how can 48 vary?
Apr 11th 2011
147
      I realize I used the wrong terms...
Apr 11th 2011
421
           lol i just wanted to get in on the fun, i dont really care
Apr 11th 2011
433
please excuse my dear aunt sally
Apr 10th 2011
15
base.
Apr 10th 2011
17
Yep...what I was gone drop.
Apr 10th 2011
20
google calculator says it's 288. however, when i did it initially i did
Apr 10th 2011
23
of course you did....
Apr 10th 2011
29
      lolol
Apr 11th 2011
568
order of operations
Apr 10th 2011
26
This is how i was taught
Apr 11th 2011
426
We called that shit BODMAS.
Apr 10th 2011
49
i was just gonna post this
Apr 10th 2011
83
Push Eddie Murphy Down A Staircase (c) hs math teacher
Apr 11th 2011
128
      please educate many dunces after school
Apr 11th 2011
157
           pu$$y excites my dick and shit
Apr 11th 2011
428
                lol I did the same shit
Apr 11th 2011
632
                Girls, Boys, Don't Fuck Always <-- treble clef scale, middle school
Apr 11th 2011
691
....wow
Apr 10th 2011
18
.
Apr 10th 2011
24
2
Apr 10th 2011
21
That settles it.
Apr 11th 2011
730
Apr 10th 2011
25
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally......
Apr 10th 2011
27
Yup
Apr 11th 2011
462
it's 2, 48 is the numerator
Apr 10th 2011
28
Naw
Apr 10th 2011
making it a fraction implies parentheses, though.
Apr 11th 2011
131
     
Apr 11th 2011
204
multiplication doesn't take precedence over division
Apr 10th 2011
32
Apr 10th 2011
33
I felt really dumb for thinking "2" and then seeing the 1st 3 responses
Apr 10th 2011
34
lol. we aren't the only ones. take a look:
Apr 10th 2011
36
Me too. I was second guessed myself for a moment...
Apr 10th 2011
60
Lol, me too
Apr 11th 2011
736
LMAO, ya'll some olodos
Apr 10th 2011
35
parentheses and then multiplication dumb ass
Apr 10th 2011
37
      Read what i wrote
Apr 10th 2011
39
           i did. parenthesis ARE first. but division comes after multiplication
Apr 10th 2011
41
               
Apr 10th 2011
43
                     the 48 and the 2 are not in the parenthesis though
Apr 10th 2011
45
                     if you gon multple how do you NOT add parenthesis?
Apr 10th 2011
55
                          why do you need to?
Apr 10th 2011
57
                          RE: why do you need to?
Apr 10th 2011
61
                               answer is still 2
Apr 10th 2011
65
                                    RE: answer is still 2
Apr 10th 2011
69
                                    http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hover-hand
Apr 10th 2011
74
                                         well played. nm
Apr 10th 2011
77
                                         lol i never heard of hover hand before
Apr 10th 2011
88
                                    RE: answer is still 2
Apr 11th 2011
278
                          fam. you are dumb.
Apr 10th 2011
67
                     there is only one set of parenthesis tho.
Apr 10th 2011
46
                     ...i'll say this tho
Apr 10th 2011
71
                     SEE: #373.
Apr 11th 2011
374
Depends if that's what I owe or how much I want from you
Apr 10th 2011
38
;-) *fist bump*
Apr 10th 2011
42
BODMAS =
Apr 10th 2011
40
umm...
Apr 12th 2011
839
so much misinformation in one post
Apr 10th 2011
44
so much misinformation in one post= the okp way
Apr 10th 2011
48
How does THIS Thread pop off on a Sunday night tho?
Apr 10th 2011
52
And it's such adamant misinformation, too.
Apr 10th 2011
75
http://web2.0calc.com/
Apr 10th 2011
47
The Asian says 2.
Apr 10th 2011
51
^post over
Apr 10th 2011
54
Asian is wrong.
Apr 11th 2011
160
Apr 10th 2011
53
lol people don't understand the distinction.. they think its the same!
Apr 11th 2011
309
Wow... I re-did the problem replacing 2 with X to explain this BUT
Apr 10th 2011
56
yep
Apr 10th 2011
58
How in the world are you seeing 288 as a legitimate answer?
Apr 10th 2011
72
      #68 and
Apr 10th 2011
78
      Exactly...If there are people that LOVE physics...
Apr 10th 2011
82
      If you use p.e.m.d.a.s./BODMAS...
Apr 10th 2011
79
           After going to the replay booth, my decision is overturned LOL
Apr 10th 2011
84
                But here is the thing...
Apr 10th 2011
97
                     But you need to work from left to right...
Apr 11th 2011
116
                          lmmfao... man
Apr 11th 2011
120
i've waited my entire internet life to quote this song in context!
Apr 10th 2011
59
excellent!
Apr 10th 2011
62
hahahaha.
Apr 11th 2011
721
RE: i've waited my entire internet life to quote this song in context!
Apr 11th 2011
748
Its amazing that this is even a debate.....
Apr 10th 2011
64
The correct answer is:
Apr 10th 2011
68
I have no idea how 400 more replies came after this
Apr 11th 2011
437
CORRECT
Apr 12th 2011
863
the question sucks
Apr 10th 2011
70
I dont really see how this would be an understandable mistake:
Apr 10th 2011
81
Damn. I'm glad my parents didn't send me to public school.
Apr 10th 2011
76
no ma'am, public school is NOT to blame
Apr 10th 2011
85
      C'mon man. U can't even get passed the 5th grade without knowing
Apr 10th 2011
92
So to the people who think 48 / 2 * 12 = 2,
Apr 10th 2011
80
it...does...
Apr 10th 2011
86
You don't have to rub it in LOL
Apr 10th 2011
87
apples and oranges.
Apr 10th 2011
90
RE: apples and oranges.
Apr 10th 2011
94
no because the parenthesis changes the order of operations...
Apr 11th 2011
103
*sigh* okay, how about 5 - 3 + (1+1)?
Apr 10th 2011
99
      excpet that the way the original problem is written..
Apr 11th 2011
107
           I don't know what makes you think the 2 is inside the parentheses.
Apr 11th 2011
114
                i didn't say that...
Apr 11th 2011
123
                     No. You are *interpreting* the whole denominator as 2(9+3).
Apr 11th 2011
127
                          RE: No. You are *interpreting* the whole denominator as 2(9+3).
Apr 11th 2011
132
                               *sigh* I'm not gonna go there.
Apr 11th 2011
144
                                    like KCPlayer...
Apr 11th 2011
145
                                         It's not a right vs. wrong thing.
Apr 11th 2011
167
                                              No, the answer is that you're wrong.
Apr 11th 2011
180
Check this link.....
Apr 10th 2011
93
Agreed.
Apr 11th 2011
104
      See post #105
Apr 11th 2011
108
you see, this shit is why i majored in history
Apr 10th 2011
96
You know? Nobody's using these formulas in "real life" anyway
Apr 11th 2011
168
yeah, you have a point
Apr 10th 2011
100
more ammo:
Apr 11th 2011
109
      LOL, this is the same link I just posted.....
Apr 11th 2011
110
           haha, didn't see you posted it
Apr 11th 2011
118
LOL. That has nothing to do with the problem BB presented
Apr 11th 2011
172
I don't think you're taking this seriously.
Apr 11th 2011
179
      No, you're inability to answer a question has rattled your self esteem.
Apr 11th 2011
182
           The only "obscure rule" anyone has brought up in here
Apr 11th 2011
189
                No, but apparently I understand mathematics better than you do.
Apr 11th 2011
190
                     You've already indicated that you think multiplication precedes division
Apr 11th 2011
198
                          LOL -- No, I didn't, and no, you're wrong.
Apr 11th 2011
206
                               Now you're copping pleas.
Apr 11th 2011
214
                                    Exactly... His logic only leads down one road...
Apr 11th 2011
217
                                         He's just trolling, there's no reason to even argue with him.
Apr 11th 2011
222
                                              LOL. Weird then, that I got the problem right, and you wrong.
Apr 11th 2011
224
                                              If you were reading it properly, you'd be reading it consistent with
Apr 11th 2011
226
                                                   LOL -- which rules? The wrong rules?
Apr 11th 2011
                                                        That is not the problem.
Apr 11th 2011
236
                                                             LOL. "Obscure rule" = O_E's basic, correct logic.
Apr 11th 2011
241
                                                                  Oh, now I don't even know what an operator is.
Apr 11th 2011
248
                                                                       "shut smooth the fuck down" status
Apr 11th 2011
252
                                                                       You worked pretty hard for that wrong explanation.
Apr 11th 2011
258
                                                                            You haven't explained a damn thing,
Apr 11th 2011
263
                                                                                 Temper, temper.
Apr 11th 2011
266
                                                                                 The parentheses are there to force you to add the 9 to the 3.
Apr 11th 2011
274
                                                                                 LOL.
Apr 11th 2011
276
                                                                                 That makes me right.
Apr 11th 2011
281
                                                                                 LOL. It also makes you a flip-flopping liar that got exposed
Apr 11th 2011
420
                                              The problem is that most people don't see where the debate is...
Apr 11th 2011
228
                                                   LOL. Translation: O_E is correct, but let's be mad at him anyway.
Apr 11th 2011
232
                                                        No... You're wrong and here's where you FIRST explained yourself(link)
Apr 11th 2011
235
                                                             Nah. You just admitted that I was correct.
Apr 11th 2011
lol. dude...that is not the same
Apr 11th 2011
242
It's very much the same.
Apr 11th 2011
253
I guess cats are reading it as 48 / (2 * 12), which would yield 2
Apr 11th 2011
365
try using an example with division, genius. completely different.
Apr 11th 2011
646
this is such a fuckin fun thread :-)
Apr 10th 2011
89
i came out of lurking to set this straight
Apr 10th 2011
91
:-) :-) :-) :-) THIS IS SUCH A FUCKIN FUN THREAD
Apr 10th 2011
95
It is... So much so I retract my troll comment from my other thread
Apr 10th 2011
101
      my nerd radar went off so i had to go ham
Apr 11th 2011
106
           I personal subscribe to your school of thought
Apr 11th 2011
113
           and here's the thing, i'm a nerd but numbers make me nervous...
Apr 11th 2011
117
                That's the problem...
Apr 11th 2011
130
                     ;-)
Apr 11th 2011
141
                          I tend to be open if you can explain it...
Apr 11th 2011
150
I'll admit to this subtlety:
Apr 11th 2011
111
exactly. i've screwed up a couple of homework problems
Apr 11th 2011
417
and that's what i'm saying..
Apr 11th 2011
119
2. The mulitiplication implied by the parentheses trumps all nm
Apr 11th 2011
359
      ^^^
Apr 11th 2011
638
      EXACTLY
Apr 11th 2011
654
google calculator says 288. texas instrument calculator says 2.
Apr 10th 2011
98
I'm in the same boat
Apr 11th 2011
102
One more reason nobody should use TI calculators.
Apr 11th 2011
115
      in hs there was a guy with a casio
Apr 11th 2011
357
Hopefully this helps everyone out.....
Apr 11th 2011
105
VICTORY IS OURS!!!!!!!
Apr 11th 2011
112
now let's recalculate the economy :-)
Apr 11th 2011
121
Well if some rickety site on the internet says it, it must be true.
Apr 11th 2011
124
Its 48 divided by the equation 2(9+3).....
Apr 11th 2011
129
RE: Its 48 divided by the equation 2(9+3).....
Apr 11th 2011
134
      Actually its just the opposite....
Apr 11th 2011
137
           Then what does 48*(0.5)*12 equal?
Apr 11th 2011
140
LOL
Apr 11th 2011
135
I mean. Ppl don't know that?
Apr 11th 2011
126
I mean its the rules of math, how do you even debate this?
Apr 11th 2011
133
      I guess it's debatable if u don't know it's a rule.
Apr 11th 2011
142
           I remember PEMDAS... I remember left to right...
Apr 11th 2011
409
Was there a rule change I wasn't informed about?
Apr 11th 2011
231
Apr 11th 2011
382
There is only one answer, and it's 288.
Apr 11th 2011
122
If you take out the goofy ass division symbol....
Apr 11th 2011
125
Yes, but you could also do it correctly, and write the expression like:
Apr 11th 2011
136
      Agreeing to disagree at this point.....
Apr 11th 2011
138
      My rule of thumb is to go with the advanced physicist
Apr 11th 2011
149
      Well, notation is absolutely something you can debate.
Apr 11th 2011
151
      AMS disagrees
Apr 11th 2011
148
           Well, that's not AMS, that's one particular journal.
Apr 11th 2011
155
                i hear you
Apr 11th 2011
165
I'm gonna post this equation on my Facebook tomorrow.....
Apr 11th 2011
139
Over 300 posts guaranteed, props buildingblock lol
Apr 11th 2011
143
"I am a hustla baby / I sell water to a whale/well"
Apr 11th 2011
146
My final thoughts on this "debate"......
Apr 11th 2011
152
RE: My final thoughts on this "debate"......
Apr 11th 2011
154
I have no idea what you're even talking about here.
Apr 11th 2011
158
RE: I have no idea what you're even talking about here.
Apr 11th 2011
162
      Isn't that what we've been doing all along?
Apr 11th 2011
164
      I don't think you understand what you're saying here.
Apr 11th 2011
174
           No, there's not. There is one right answer.
Apr 11th 2011
181
           Argue the point with Google.
Apr 11th 2011
193
                Appeals to reputation. How very non-mathematical of you.
Apr 11th 2011
194
                     Remember when BB said to "show your work."
Apr 11th 2011
202
                          LOL. This is pathetic.
Apr 11th 2011
216
                               Oh, so now mathematical expressions have feelings...
Apr 11th 2011
225
                               *shrugs* I mean, don't be mad at me for you being wrong.
Apr 11th 2011
230
                               Left to right is the rule. You're going off emotions.
Apr 11th 2011
229
                                    Don't build bridges for a living.
Apr 11th 2011
237
           you're a dumb person
Apr 11th 2011
648
                ^^OOOHH SSHHIIIT MY NIGGA BASA WITH A CAMEOO!!!
Apr 11th 2011
735
look at my response I explained your confusion below..
Apr 11th 2011
159
It's 2. Why is this an argument?
Apr 11th 2011
153
It's an argument because there are two existing interpretations
Apr 11th 2011
161
      The answer is 2. You need to just admit it and k.i.m.
Apr 11th 2011
169
      Oh, great. Just the guy we need.
Apr 11th 2011
176
           You're wrong and its funny to see you fight it.
Apr 11th 2011
178
      I think it's crazy that people don't see the debate
Apr 11th 2011
171
           There is no debate. You are all just wrong and won't admit it.
Apr 11th 2011
173
                Is 2(9+3) the same thing as 2*(9+3)?
Apr 11th 2011
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                Brackets have nothing to do with it. You guys are just wrong.
Apr 11th 2011
177
                I think you're completely dense if you can't see the argument
Apr 11th 2011
183
                You know you're arguing for us, now, right?
Apr 11th 2011
184
                     Lmao... He doesn't even see the problem... omg
Apr 11th 2011
186
                     Actually, no. It doesn't matter. The answer is 2 either way.
Apr 11th 2011
187
                          You're wrong in your work
Apr 11th 2011
195
                          LOL. This is math. There is no "precedence," Archimedes.
Apr 11th 2011
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                               Do you even read what you write?
Apr 11th 2011
205
                               LOL. You're not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Apr 11th 2011
209
                                    Forget about division because apparently it is a tough concept for you
Apr 11th 2011
213
                                         wait...
Apr 11th 2011
215
                                              They are equivalent. He's just trying to cop pleas for being wrong.
Apr 11th 2011
219
                                              I fixed the typo. Now find the flaw in the logic
Apr 11th 2011
221
                                              RE: wait...
Apr 11th 2011
220
                                                   LOL. Kick and scream all you want.
Apr 11th 2011
227
                                                        How is it "kicking and screaming"...
Apr 11th 2011
233
                                                             You already admitted I was right, so just apologize for wasting my time....
Apr 11th 2011
234
                                                                  You switched your logic...
Apr 11th 2011
239
                                                                       LOL -- You can wish upon a star all you want.
Apr 11th 2011
243
                                                                       You're just troll n/m
Apr 11th 2011
245
                                                                       Its "correct troll" to you, Dr. Einstein.
Apr 11th 2011
247
                               this is exactly what i was trying to say but you said it better...
Apr 11th 2011
207
                               No, you said it fine. Nerds are insecure and need to be screamed at.
Apr 11th 2011
211
                               It's all subject to methodology...
Apr 11th 2011
212
                          So, you're just completely, totally misinformed, then?
Apr 11th 2011
196
                               "Check wikipedia."
Apr 11th 2011
201
                                    See, again, either you're a complete dimwit, or you're trolling.
Apr 11th 2011
208
                                         100% honest -- If you can read an equation, you don't need PEMDAS.
Apr 11th 2011
210
                                              What you're refusing to admit
Apr 11th 2011
218
                                                   LOL. I'm in the business of getting answers right.
Apr 11th 2011
223
                                                        ^^^Notice how nobody has touched this point. Its PURE ether.
Apr 11th 2011
283
                                                             No, it's just the same non-argument you've made dozens of other times
Apr 11th 2011
285
                                                                  No, you can't intelligently debate it. That's why.
Apr 11th 2011
286
                                                                       I'll repost my edit, to keep the notation clear:
Apr 11th 2011
288
                                                                            You're posting like its Weekend at Stravinskian's.
Apr 11th 2011
294
                                                                                 Ooh, so now expressions have "emergent" properties.
Apr 11th 2011
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                                                                                 LOL. They aren't "emergent" to me. I'm trying to help you out.
Apr 11th 2011
297
                                                                                 You seem smart so I'm gonna assume you're just mad making now
Apr 11th 2011
301
                                                                                 shh... don't corner him, he'll take off
Apr 11th 2011
304
                                                                                 Take off? To where? Correct answer land?
Apr 11th 2011
306
                                                                                 Naw, to still cornered by #301 land
Apr 11th 2011
308
                                                                                 LOL @ "Cornered." You need to try harder.
Apr 11th 2011
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                                                                                 I'm not trying anything, someone else cornered you
Apr 11th 2011
314
                                                                                 Well, I just blasted my way out of that "Corner." LOL.
Apr 11th 2011
324
                                                                                 and how
Apr 11th 2011
705
                                                                                 I'm the only one who has faced an essential truth here:
Apr 11th 2011
715
                RE: Is 2(9+3) the same thing as 2*(9+3)?
Apr 11th 2011
203
                     uhm NO
Apr 12th 2011
860
                It's all in the methodology used...
Apr 11th 2011
185
                     No, there's no debate. You guys are wrong.
Apr 11th 2011
188
                          I'm certain you did the work wrong and got 2...
Apr 11th 2011
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                               No, I did the work correctly and got 2.
Apr 11th 2011
192
                                    Based on your work and methodology you're wrong n/m
Apr 11th 2011
197
the answer is 288... because its not a fraction...
Apr 11th 2011
156
Jesus christ. God help us. n/m
Apr 11th 2011
170
Who ever came up with the question should just use some damn brackets
Apr 11th 2011
163
This is the saddest post I've ever read in my life. Good god.
Apr 11th 2011
166
Basically
Apr 11th 2011
199
I'ma lean towards what the niggas with DEGREES in math
Apr 11th 2011
238
I'm riding with 288 but I see the debate
Apr 11th 2011
240
*raises hand*
Apr 11th 2011
244
      ^^^Loud But Wrong Guy
Apr 11th 2011
246
      Weird how I got it right and used airtight logic, eh?
Apr 11th 2011
250
           Fool, you haven't proven your argument once LOL
Apr 11th 2011
256
                No, you just don' t understand basic mathematics.
Apr 11th 2011
262
                     So you no longer believe that 2(9+3)=2*(9+3)?
Apr 11th 2011
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                          Nice way to dodge my argument
Apr 11th 2011
272
      I've seen the two arguments. What's your degree in?
Apr 11th 2011
249
           I have "math-related" degrees, but your logic is asinine.
Apr 11th 2011
255
                What was that major again?
Apr 11th 2011
259
                You remember that it was Richard Feynman who first figured out
Apr 11th 2011
260
                     Yep. And Feynman made a career making fun of physicists.
Apr 11th 2011
264
                     He was also very good at knowing when he was right,
Apr 11th 2011
271
                          Weird. You don't even have Richard Feynman down correctly.
Apr 11th 2011
275
                               Oh, so now you know QED better than I do, too.
Apr 11th 2011
279
                                    **Calls Insecurity Police**
Apr 11th 2011
282
                                         I'll take that as a concession.
Apr 11th 2011
284
                                              LOL. I definitely concede that I'm less insecure than you are.
Apr 11th 2011
287
                                                   I guess when I'm arguing about evolution,
Apr 11th 2011
291
                                                        I can tell I struck a nerve with that one. Sorry about that.
Apr 11th 2011
295
                                                             You can be wrong about as many different things as you like.
Apr 11th 2011
302
                                                                  Hmm. Yeah, you're definitely mad.
Apr 11th 2011
303
                                                                       Again, you haven't even attempted to argue why the number is 2.
Apr 11th 2011
305
                                                                            LOL. You actually programmed this in Matlab. LOL. LOL. LOL.
Apr 11th 2011
310
                                                                                 Stop avoiding #301 so we can get this over with
Apr 11th 2011
313
                                                                                 LOL. You ruined your chance with 301
Apr 11th 2011
316
                                                                                 LMAO!! Peace
Apr 11th 2011
317
                                                                                 Oh, so now there's two different kinds of division!
Apr 11th 2011
318
                                                                                 BWAHAHAHA...I just USED YOUR RULE AGAINST YOU...OH SHIT
Apr 11th 2011
321
                                                                                 Wow. You still don't understand how this works, do you?
Apr 11th 2011
325
                                                                                 Waitup...LOL...Oh shit...you killed yourself here, sparky.
Apr 11th 2011
326
                                                                                 Again, I've said from the beginning there's an argument either way,
Apr 11th 2011
329
                                                                                 Nah. Its clear now that you're a flip flopper and a liar.
Apr 11th 2011
370
                                                                                 Well, somebody else checked in Matlab, and the TI-84.
Apr 11th 2011
315
                                                                                      none of these things exist in correct answer land
Apr 11th 2011
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                                                                                      Hey. This is why I get questions right and you guys get them wrong.
Apr 11th 2011
322
                                                                                      BWAHAHAHA!!! You thought you were gonna sneak that by me???
Apr 11th 2011
320
                                                                                      Funny, my laptop doesn't have a "divided by" symbol.
Apr 11th 2011
323
                                                                                      LOL. You just got caught flip flopping and lying.
Apr 11th 2011
327
                                                                                      Here you go repeating your speciousness again.
Apr 11th 2011
331
                                                                                      Ahhh. So basically you're a flip-floppper and a liar.
Apr 11th 2011
368
                     "And I showed him how to file his taxes"- Orbit_Established
Apr 11th 2011
265
Used three methods. I'm getting 288.
Apr 11th 2011
251
Supreme Lurker Status... lol
Apr 11th 2011
254
      RE: Supreme Lurker Status... lol
Apr 11th 2011
257
           That's where I'm at... I should be sleep
Apr 11th 2011
261
                You should be asleep. You're wrong, and I've explained why.
Apr 11th 2011
267
                     Troll be gone
Apr 11th 2011
269
                          You be mad.
Apr 11th 2011
277
                               naw son.... U mad n/m
Apr 11th 2011
280
Before I clicked I determined that it was "2".
Apr 11th 2011
273
O_E needs to post in GD more
Apr 11th 2011
289
only at night.
Apr 11th 2011
290
Yeah at least the boards would start moving again.
Apr 11th 2011
330
He is even more entertaining than usual in this one.
Apr 11th 2011
292
on a sunday night? lol
Apr 11th 2011
293
Apr 11th 2011
298
Apr 11th 2011
299
      wild pemdas
Apr 11th 2011
300
           RE: wild pemdas
Apr 11th 2011
388
lol.. i already explained this..
Apr 11th 2011
307
LOL. That is false.
Apr 11th 2011
311
Bartek... Understands the debate... I'm done with OKP
Apr 11th 2011
451
Basically
Apr 12th 2011
807
I hope none of you guys are engineers
Apr 11th 2011
328
I'm thinking that engineers would avoid confusion..
Apr 11th 2011
332
true...but still, the answer ain't two lol
Apr 11th 2011
334
If my gut says 2, the answer is 288
Apr 11th 2011
338
I'm an engineer. The answer is 2.
Apr 11th 2011
336
      lol....my brother is an engineer and he says the answer is 288
Apr 11th 2011
354
Wait 'til Poetx see this shit. I answered 2, felt badly
Apr 11th 2011
333
*LOL* at bout three people spending hours arguin the same points
Apr 11th 2011
335
who is picking blue?
Apr 11th 2011
337
Did you read the thread?
Apr 11th 2011
339
      Dude, I don't *know* math either, but I wasn't gonna get to 6th grade
Apr 11th 2011
348
      You're right. You and O_E would make a great couple.
Apr 11th 2011
352
           now there u go., I ain't say nuffin about being a couple.
Apr 11th 2011
355
      I could see the first five votes for blue....
Apr 11th 2011
432
Wow this was very good
Apr 11th 2011
340
Posts like this are why I come to OKP... n/m
Apr 11th 2011
341
And for the record, I'm on Team 2. n/m
Apr 11th 2011
358
FOIL
Apr 11th 2011
342
FOIL is for (a+b)(c+d)
Apr 11th 2011
lol, this isn't a polynomial or a fraction!!!
Apr 11th 2011
471
that's what i learned. nm
Apr 11th 2011
548
LOL
Apr 11th 2011
662
threads like these are what used to make this site great.
Apr 11th 2011
343
400 replies for a math problem
Apr 11th 2011
344
Archeive this poast!
Apr 11th 2011
345
Archive, obviously.
Apr 11th 2011
346
order of operations folks
Apr 11th 2011
347
I like this post. Will be back later with the boy.
Apr 11th 2011
349
One more thing:
Apr 11th 2011
350
This nigga D goes triple plat with a god damn MATH problem!
Apr 11th 2011
351
this post made me sad :(
Apr 11th 2011
353
soooooooo 288 is right, right? lol
Apr 11th 2011
356
It's 2. You multiply BEFORE you divide.
Apr 11th 2011
360
the 2's position commands that it be factored
Apr 11th 2011
361
      no u dont factor it because there is no variable.
Apr 11th 2011
362
           your answer would have been the same via factoring
Apr 11th 2011
369
           it doesn't matter that there is no variable.
Apr 11th 2011
375
damn this brought me way back...shoulda kept up on my math
Apr 11th 2011
363
i said 2...
Apr 11th 2011
364
ol carry the one ass niggas
Apr 11th 2011
366
There are 367 math experts in here.
Apr 11th 2011
367
This post was so stupid it hurt me. Please DON'T archive.
Apr 11th 2011
371
which means this post is TOTALLY getting archived
Apr 11th 2011
487
      absolutely
Apr 11th 2011
622
Waka Flocka Flame loves this post
Apr 11th 2011
372
the answer is 2 because of the distributive property
Apr 11th 2011
373
idk why people are dividing the 48
Apr 11th 2011
377
RE: idk why people are dividing the 48
Apr 11th 2011
379
      this is one of those problems that had 2 answers in the back of the book
Apr 11th 2011
387
           you're right. #105 broke it down in a way that i missed.
Apr 11th 2011
393
i agree the answer's 2, but your reasoning's wrong
Apr 11th 2011
738
      Implied brackets.
Apr 11th 2011
744
      The Answer Is 2 But The Reasoning Is Wrong is Killing Me
Apr 12th 2011
820
      i get that now. you are right.
Apr 12th 2011
842
the dummies in the post arent the ones arguing 2 or 288
Apr 11th 2011
376
RE: the dummies in the post arent the ones arguing 2 or 288
Apr 11th 2011
389
ARCHIVE
Apr 11th 2011
378
Wow, this is great
Apr 11th 2011
380
Why isn't there a division symbol on the keyboard?
Apr 11th 2011
383
coding
Apr 11th 2011
385
option + slash on a mac
Apr 11th 2011
739
that was some quality trolling O_E
Apr 11th 2011
386
I enjoyed this post ... and the correct answer is..
Apr 11th 2011
390
What? Um...no.
Apr 11th 2011
410
      Like I said before...
Apr 11th 2011
449
      I admit now... I was using PEMDAS incorrectly.
Apr 11th 2011
535
Somewhere else on the internet, people are laughing at all of you
Apr 11th 2011
391
Apr 11th 2011
397
      Proving that most people are stupid
Apr 11th 2011
404
so what is the correct answer?
Apr 11th 2011
394
288
Apr 11th 2011
396
2
Apr 11th 2011
398
The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?
Apr 11th 2011
399
400000
Apr 11th 2011
400
^^^^^^
Apr 11th 2011
401
i'll be a lady & allow u to choose which color u'd like.
Apr 11th 2011
406
42
Apr 11th 2011
408
^^^^FUCKIN WIN!!!!
Apr 11th 2011
440
*and THIS is where i'll place my cosine** <-mafamatiks related spelling....
Apr 11th 2011
649
uhn??? show your work
Apr 12th 2011
866
Both bc the notation is ambigouos
Apr 11th 2011
414
i freakin' love this thread and this place....lol
Apr 11th 2011
395
777-9311
Apr 11th 2011
402
867-5309
Apr 11th 2011
442
      1-900-MIX-A-LOT
Apr 12th 2011
965
this is an embarassment
Apr 11th 2011
403
it is indeed. i'm showing this mess of post to my 9th graders.
Apr 12th 2011
819
      That you would show this post to 9th graders is the real problem
Apr 12th 2011
909
           what, asshead?
Apr 12th 2011
938
Who's smarter? You or the compiler?
Apr 11th 2011
405
Both answers are correct. The formula is poorly written.
Apr 11th 2011
407
RE: Both answers are correct. The formula is poorly written.
Apr 11th 2011
411
Exactly, that's all this is. They made a formula that looks like it's
Apr 11th 2011
418
nah, the answer is 2.
Apr 11th 2011
413
no, its really poor semantics
Apr 11th 2011
416
How it's read has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Apr 11th 2011
      Wow. You might want to edit.
Apr 11th 2011
427
      RE: How it's read has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Apr 11th 2011
447
           I agree...I was just responding to Promo who mentioned reading aloud
Apr 11th 2011
468
                You're wrong and ignored my post.
Apr 11th 2011
470
                     Sometimes, arguing with someone is a waste of time.
Apr 11th 2011
493
                          Translation: "I apologize, O_E."
Apr 11th 2011
501
And there you go... Another person that sees the debate...
Apr 11th 2011
460
I cannot compute math. My head would explode.
Apr 11th 2011
412
I am entertained.
Apr 11th 2011
415
thoroughly.
Apr 11th 2011
430
it's ambiguous
Apr 11th 2011
419
Its not ambiguous at all. People just aren't very bright.
Apr 11th 2011
423
      i see your point now.
Apr 11th 2011
431
     
Apr 11th 2011
435
           Can you find anything to back up your claim?
Apr 11th 2011
448
                it's all about the context clues that he's using.
Apr 11th 2011
453
                     There is no inference in a pure arithmetic problem...
Apr 11th 2011
457
                          it's ambiguous.
Apr 11th 2011
458
                          LOL @ "pure arithmetic" problem
Apr 11th 2011
469
      I don't know
Apr 11th 2011
434
           Nah. You can't be mad at the problem. Its just math.
Apr 11th 2011
436
                but you can be mad at the person who wrote it that way
Apr 11th 2011
438
                i'll say this much...
Apr 11th 2011
444
                     It might be amiguous, but I'm still right.
Apr 11th 2011
475
this is standard middle school math in both africa & asia
Apr 11th 2011
422
The correct answer is your avy.
Apr 11th 2011
RE: this is standard middle school math in both africa & asia
Apr 11th 2011
425
Its standard elementary school math in the USA
Apr 11th 2011
429
Please archive.
Apr 11th 2011
424
Apr 11th 2011
439
Apr 11th 2011
443
     
Apr 11th 2011
587
           I don't see what's so hard to get....
Apr 11th 2011
667
                why did you exchange the parenthesis for a multiplication sign????
Apr 12th 2011
853
STOP THE POLITICS OF DIVISION!
Apr 11th 2011
441
nice.
Apr 11th 2011
446
Divide and bicker
Apr 11th 2011
531
^ lol
Apr 11th 2011
732
I voted blue.
Apr 11th 2011
445
That's what I'm saying...
Apr 11th 2011
455
blue, the US FAILED in math...
Apr 11th 2011
523
2
Apr 11th 2011
450
To those of you citing calculators:
Apr 11th 2011
452
Again with this?
Apr 11th 2011
456
Or you could solve the problem as it's written instead of inferring
Apr 11th 2011
459
why would you give multiplication preference over division?
Apr 11th 2011
463
RE: why would you give multiplication preference over division?
Apr 11th 2011
464
I see what you're saying.
Apr 11th 2011
481
the poor notation is what confuses people. that's agreed.
Apr 11th 2011
510
pretty much
Apr 11th 2011
558
DIVISION COMES BEFORE MULTIPLICATION STUPID!
Apr 11th 2011
472
Well, you're wrong to both camps, cousin.
Apr 11th 2011
478
There is no other camp dude!!! LOL
Apr 11th 2011
489
RE: DIVISION COMES BEFORE MULTIPLICATION STUPID!
Apr 11th 2011
564
      RE: DIVISION COMES BEFORE MULTIPLICATION STUPID!
Apr 11th 2011
668
PEMDAS could just as well be PEDMSA.
Apr 11th 2011
747
Almost 500 replies... sheesh
Apr 11th 2011
454
what the fuck.
Apr 11th 2011
461
The distributive property...
Apr 11th 2011
465
It doesn't apply here
Apr 11th 2011
466
      Yes it does...
Apr 11th 2011
484
           No...it doesn't...
Apr 11th 2011
503
                RE: Yes it does...
Apr 11th 2011
526
                     you would be right if this were a polynomial.
Apr 11th 2011
532
                     you could express this problem as a polynomial.
Apr 11th 2011
583
                     RE: Yes it does...
Apr 11th 2011
538
Obviously, we need a NY OKP to head up to Harlem and get @ NGE
Apr 11th 2011
467
As written, the answer is 288, that is fact, there is no other answer.
Apr 11th 2011
473
I just marked your paper in red.
Apr 11th 2011
474
      Enlighten me then.
Apr 11th 2011
476
      Well, you got it wrong. Just deal with it, and K.I.M.
Apr 11th 2011
480
           I probably should keep it moving...
Apr 11th 2011
486
                LOL. And you just wrote the problem wrong again.
Apr 11th 2011
492
      Dude, your ego is in the way of learning.
Apr 11th 2011
479
           Word. It's pretty simple.
Apr 11th 2011
483
           Basically.. but notation with the / on the comp is confusing..
Apr 11th 2011
494
               
Apr 11th 2011
505
                     Hahaha now you're just making shit up?
Apr 11th 2011
515
                          Oh, so we've resorted to lying. I would lie if I was you too.
Apr 11th 2011
519
           LOL -- except for the fact that you're wrong and I'm right.
Apr 11th 2011
485
                Whatever bro. I'm not going to debate with your ego.
Apr 11th 2011
490
                     Eh, I ain't the one credential dropping and inventing shit.
Apr 11th 2011
495
                          You're a life problem bro.
Apr 11th 2011
504
                               Being right? Yep. Gets me into trouble all of the time.
Apr 11th 2011
507
                                    you get in trouble becuase you leave the ice cream out retard. nm
Apr 11th 2011
517
                                         I'd be mad if I was you too.
Apr 11th 2011
521
this post is outstanding
Apr 11th 2011
482
All the people that I find to be reasonably intelligent are going blue
Apr 11th 2011
491
      awww thanks validation at its FINEST
Apr 11th 2011
528
           Most of the people getting 2 are utilizing incorrect logic...
Apr 11th 2011
537
                All of the people using 288 didn't read the question properly.
Apr 11th 2011
554
                     Stop trolling n/m
Apr 11th 2011
562
niggas bout to argue for over 500 replies & ain't seen nil penny from it...
Apr 11th 2011
488
Apr 11th 2011
496
Apr 11th 2011
497
     
Apr 11th 2011
498
          
Apr 11th 2011
499
                wild hunnids
Apr 11th 2011
500
                     You broke okp. What do you have to say for yourself?!
Apr 11th 2011
506
everybody that is saying "multipication before division" is wrong.
Apr 11th 2011
508
They wont care
Apr 11th 2011
509
Or, you could read the problem correctly, and avoid all of that.
Apr 11th 2011
512
But this isn't a "viewing" problem.
Apr 11th 2011
513
      Weird. Now you're arguing something different.
Apr 11th 2011
516
      You don't have to read it out loud if you're doing it correctly.
Apr 11th 2011
520
           LOL. The problem is written for people who can't use fractions. LOL
Apr 11th 2011
524
                Doesn't matter who it's written for "LOL LOL LOL"
Apr 11th 2011
530
                    
Apr 11th 2011
567
                          Written proof of this from someone way smarter than you...
Apr 11th 2011
574
                               Dodging the answer, I see.
Apr 11th 2011
623
                                    Right here, correctly might I add.
Apr 11th 2011
655
                                         I accept your apology, dog.
Apr 11th 2011
680
                                              That's your written proof dummy?
Apr 11th 2011
687
                                                   Rage, rage, against the wrongness of your math.
Apr 11th 2011
713
                                                        You're yet to prove it wrong!
Apr 12th 2011
770
      yes, it is.
Apr 11th 2011
575
           That's entirely different from parentheses.
Apr 11th 2011
582
                the problem can be expressed using polynomials.
Apr 11th 2011
588
                     But the parentheses make all the difference.
Apr 11th 2011
I got 288
Apr 11th 2011
511
You both got it wrong. n/m
Apr 11th 2011
514
      U need to go back to math class
Apr 11th 2011
525
           Definitely. To teach.
Apr 11th 2011
529
                You're getting more stupid by the second
Apr 11th 2011
534
this post is INCREDIBLE
Apr 11th 2011
522
isn't it?
Apr 11th 2011
527
WE CAN'T ARCHIVE UNTIL POETX AND TOHUNGA GET IN
Apr 11th 2011
533
SHIT shockzilla needs to come in and clown folks for a *GOOD*
Apr 11th 2011
557
      Exactly.
Apr 11th 2011
576
lmao, O_E is killing folks in here
Apr 11th 2011
lmao, O_E is killing folks in here
Apr 11th 2011
536
I found this interesting... and the answer is probably 288
Apr 11th 2011
539
The second one has set up the problem correctly.
Apr 11th 2011
541
I have said this about 3 times already.. its all about the notation.
Apr 11th 2011
543
      *BACKTRACKING ALERT*
Apr 11th 2011
550
           "The old division sign" is hilarious!
Apr 11th 2011
560
                *Record Scratch*
Apr 11th 2011
570
                     The fuck do you know about what's used before and after 3rd grade?
Apr 11th 2011
                          You're Harlem shaking around the question.
Apr 11th 2011
626
                               Haha because calling a division sign
Apr 11th 2011
661
                                    LOL. You're not even trying anymore.
Apr 11th 2011
676
It's 288. Order of operation.
Apr 11th 2011
540
O_E using this argument too.
Apr 11th 2011
545
      LOL @ "different."
Apr 11th 2011
549
     
Apr 11th 2011
553
           LOL. Same way that X(Y) and X*Y CAN change a problem.
Apr 11th 2011
561
               
Apr 11th 2011
565
                     Yeah, you sound flustered at this point.
Apr 11th 2011
569
                          Dumber by the second man.
Apr 11th 2011
572
                               Hey, don't hate me because I'm beautiful.
Apr 11th 2011
                                    Not mad, just very sad.
Apr 11th 2011
664
                                         Its not too late to retreat to choosing both answers, you know.
Apr 11th 2011
678
                                              Oh, I would never do that.
Apr 11th 2011
688
                                                   LMAO. Wow. Guys, come get your boy!! He's done.
Apr 11th 2011
709
                                                        Proooooove ittttttt
Apr 12th 2011
773
      I changed my mind it's 288 taking order of operation into account.
Apr 11th 2011
559
link
Apr 11th 2011
542
Memes, son. They'll only get bigger.
Apr 11th 2011
547
I love it
Apr 11th 2011
551
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Apr 11th 2011
563
LOL. All that for no answer.
Apr 11th 2011
571
      it's not the destination
Apr 11th 2011
578
      There is an answer, in the 'Solution' section of the page.
Apr 11th 2011
589
           lol right? dude can't read either.
Apr 11th 2011
610
           LOL. So both 2 and 288 are answers.
Apr 11th 2011
624
                Thanks for accepting your L...
Apr 11th 2011
642
                     BWAHAHA. Y'all COSIGNED a post saying 2 IS THE ANSWER.
Apr 11th 2011
647
                          RE: BWAHAHA. Y'all COSIGNED a post saying 2 IS THE ANSWER.
Apr 11th 2011
660
                          How is it troublesome?
Apr 11th 2011
666
                          I've been saying 2 is correct all along. So is 288. I've been consistent...
Apr 11th 2011
669
                               ^O_E has BEATEN kids into NOT CHOOSING AN ANSWER!!! BWAHAHA
Apr 11th 2011
675
                                    You sound mad!
Apr 11th 2011
677
                                         Still dodging the question, eh? Are you gonna even try?
Apr 11th 2011
679
                                              Speaking of dodging questions...
Apr 11th 2011
689
                                                   *Swats that weak shit outta here*
Apr 11th 2011
707
                                                        Proooooveeee itttttttttt
Apr 12th 2011
774
Apr 11th 2011
544
this post only proves that ASIANS have it all over us when it comes
Apr 11th 2011
552
so why did the asian in here get it wrong? lol
Apr 11th 2011
556
      which one? and he might be AMERICANIZED. lol
Apr 11th 2011
573
I know of at least ONE person won't be responding in this post!
Apr 11th 2011
555
Hilarical, and stupefying at the same time.....
Apr 11th 2011
566
Somebody check with Foxy Brown
Apr 11th 2011
577
600 posts on a fucking math problem.
Apr 11th 2011
579
This is the new Half Full vs Half Empty. I love it.
Apr 11th 2011
580
Why would you put that shit on twitter... lmao
Apr 11th 2011
585
      LMAO!!! Man, folks been at it tough over that shit!!!!
Apr 11th 2011
591
           Yeah they have... It's crazy
Apr 11th 2011
601
i was here
Apr 11th 2011
581
also....isn't 2(9+3) really (18+6) when distributed out
Apr 11th 2011
584
so what the hellz the answer than nukka?
Apr 11th 2011
586
yes. but the question is "should you distribute."
Apr 11th 2011
590
      should you distribute or...
Apr 11th 2011
592
      hunh?
Apr 11th 2011
599
           I'm just pointing out the "reasonable" arguments for 2
Apr 11th 2011
603
      i get the left to right argument....
Apr 11th 2011
594
           RE: i get the left to right argument....
Apr 11th 2011
608
               
Apr 11th 2011
614
                    
Apr 11th 2011
617
                          but why drop the parenthesis???
Apr 11th 2011
651
Apr 11th 2011
593
Apr 11th 2011
595
     
Apr 11th 2011
596
          
Apr 11th 2011
597
               
Apr 11th 2011
598
                     wild hunnids
Apr 11th 2011
600
                          wild springfield
Apr 11th 2011
670
this post IS pretty damned great ...
Apr 11th 2011
602
Apr 11th 2011
604
http://rachelstewart.bigcartel.com/
Apr 11th 2011
605
lol
Apr 11th 2011
606
LOL
Apr 11th 2011
620
She's a hustla baby!!!
Apr 11th 2011
685
i got it on first try, normalllllllll
Apr 11th 2011
607
The final answer is 288. Due to the equal of importance of
Apr 11th 2011
609
Thanks man!!! LOL(yes, I pulled a Roxanne Shante/Marley Marl) lol
Apr 11th 2011
611
i suck at math but FOIL method
Apr 11th 2011
612
Except that FOIL is used only for binomials...
Apr 11th 2011
613
      RE: Except that FOIL is used only for binomials...
Apr 11th 2011
618
man fuck this, I'm still on team 288.
Apr 11th 2011
615
WORD UP!
Apr 11th 2011
619
A ratio of 2:1 (wrong to right) isn't surprising
Apr 11th 2011
616
i came for the stravinskian smack down
Apr 11th 2011
621
If math is a universal language, then humans can't converse with aliens.
Apr 11th 2011
625
Apr 11th 2011
627
O_E just put on a clinic in evolutionary trolling...
Apr 11th 2011
628
And yet, 2 has been vindicated as the answer mutliple times.
Apr 11th 2011
634
      There has to be at least one source on the internet that cosigns you
Apr 11th 2011
641
           LMAO!! @ "internet source." And you're still dodging the question.
Apr 11th 2011
645
                If it's a common rule, it should be documented somewhere
Apr 11th 2011
653
                     BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA. STILL DODGING THE QUESTION
Apr 11th 2011
658
The X sign between the '2' & the bracket is "silent"
Apr 11th 2011
629
dayum. its come to us bringing up the schwa operator an shit. daps.
Apr 11th 2011
652
OMG i can't believe this shit.
Apr 11th 2011
631
LMAO!!! niggas is arguing with the very laws of the universe now?
Apr 11th 2011
633
i cannot believe this post
Apr 11th 2011
635
multiplication does not come before division
Apr 11th 2011
636
Doesn't need to for the answer to be "2"
Apr 11th 2011
637
      Do you think these are the same?
Apr 11th 2011
656
           LOL. No, you idiot. Context is everythingn.
Apr 11th 2011
673
                There is no context in this problem you idiot
Apr 11th 2011
684
                     Hmm. No reason to get upset, Susan.
Apr 11th 2011
706
                          RE: Hmm. No reason to get upset, Susan.
Apr 11th 2011
717
(P)roving (E)verday (M)otherfuckers (D)umb (A)s (S)hit
Apr 11th 2011
639
Apr 11th 2011
640
Apr 11th 2011
643
if this post can beat 1729 replies, then its a record
Apr 11th 2011
644
O_E will have silenced the chatter long before then
Apr 11th 2011
728
48/2(9+3) = 288
Apr 11th 2011
650
^ not posting from correct answer land
Apr 11th 2011
693
i SHO hope ain't nobody building planes based on this shit. we have
Apr 11th 2011
657
and the CORRECT answer is.....
Apr 11th 2011
663
I know, right? What's the answer Poetx?
Apr 11th 2011
665
My reasoning is the only safe one on here, to be honest:
Apr 11th 2011
672
NOPE! Stop playing, POE!
Apr 11th 2011
674
CASE WAS HERE!
Apr 11th 2011
659
2 right? cmon...see parentheses..DO WORK!
Apr 11th 2011
671
288. BLUE. ROYYYYYALLLL BLUEEEEEEE. TWO-EIGHT-EIGHT
Apr 11th 2011
681
what's confusing about this problem apart from how it's written
Apr 11th 2011
703
it excites me that math isnt as exact as i thought it was
Apr 11th 2011
682
No. You're sexy.
Apr 11th 2011
686
Oh you are good.
Apr 11th 2011
712
math is a human creation and thus flawed.
Apr 11th 2011
701
      oh, so many flaws.
Apr 11th 2011
702
      lies
Apr 12th 2011
826
      that is untrue. math is not flawed. your logic is.
Apr 12th 2011
877
           not *all* math is. i meant in some areas or there wouldn't be this
Apr 12th 2011
945
Google says 288 BTW
Apr 11th 2011
683
lol
Apr 11th 2011
692
this is ridiculuous.this post is way past poast..never in my mind did i
Apr 11th 2011
690
RE: this is ridiculuous.this post is way past poast..never in my mind di...
Apr 11th 2011
694
      RE: this is ridiculuous.this post is way past poast..never in my mind di...
Apr 11th 2011
695
           RE: this is ridiculuous.this post is way past poast..never in my mind di...
Apr 11th 2011
696
                RE: this is ridiculuous.this post is way past poast..never in my mind di...
Apr 11th 2011
697
                     RE: this is ridiculuous.this post is way past poast..never in my mind di...
Apr 11th 2011
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                          RE: this is ridiculuous.this post is way past poast..never in my mind di...
Apr 11th 2011
699
                               tryin' to push 700's/they ain't made them yet. wild hunnids
Apr 11th 2011
700
                                    wild mattoon
Apr 11th 2011
729
I have some cool photos on my flickr page
Apr 11th 2011
704
cool.
Apr 11th 2011
710
Am I reading O_E arguing with a physicist in this thread about a formula
Apr 11th 2011
708
LOL. There are forums with physicists debating against each other.
Apr 11th 2011
711
      bah
Apr 11th 2011
714
           I don't even know who you are, but you seem like a bad poster.
Apr 11th 2011
716
                You know it's bad when you're reading a reply
Apr 11th 2011
718
                     Its actually why I stay away from GD.
Apr 11th 2011
719
                     I want to smell the flowers in correct answer land.
Apr 11th 2011
727
                     lol. OE would have a point if he had a sense of humor.
Apr 11th 2011
720
                          I've never been happier on the fence I don't think
Apr 11th 2011
726
                          LMAO. So when did Firebrand turn into a racist?
Apr 11th 2011
733
                               Nigga please. What makes you assume stravinskian isn't
Apr 11th 2011
737
                               if anything, you have been consistently wrong.
Apr 12th 2011
749
                                    A tad late, and a tad irritated.
Apr 12th 2011
752
                                         but bluetiger is right YOU ARE A DUSTY ASS TROLL
Apr 12th 2011
814
                                              Interesting. You sound mad too.
Apr 12th 2011
917
Hilter once struggled with this very same problem (link)
Apr 11th 2011
722
Oh, Hitler. WHERE IS TOHUNGA!?!!
Apr 11th 2011
724
Apr 11th 2011
723
WTF i replied without looking at the amt of replies
Apr 11th 2011
725
damn O_E went wild in here, smh. he used his classic tactics on yall
Apr 11th 2011
731
I've been dying for the last hour. n/m
Apr 12th 2011
751
so i guess asking to get this archived is besides the point
Apr 11th 2011
734
I was here
Apr 11th 2011
740
EVERYONE who chose BLUE
Apr 11th 2011
741
as a practical muhfucka, i hope none of y'all design airplanes.
Apr 11th 2011
742
if ( )'s the answer... it was a stupid fuckin question (c) ras kass
Apr 11th 2011
743
     
Apr 12th 2011
           oh...this is interesting
Apr 12th 2011
804
           Bigger problem is people inventing words like 'fractionhood'
Apr 12th 2011
904
Team Two!
Apr 11th 2011
745
We as a nation are dumb as he'll cuz!!!!
Apr 11th 2011
746
we see a math problem and the whole internets gets stumped
Apr 12th 2011
755
lol. Anyone takin OE seriously is wrong
Apr 12th 2011
750
i love how everyone is still writing 9+3=12 lol
Apr 12th 2011
753
48/2(9+3) = 288. 48/(2(9+3)) = 2.
Apr 12th 2011
754
lol. if you fux w/ offshore'd coding, you'll run into some shit like thi...
Apr 12th 2011
857
oh shit.
Apr 12th 2011
756
if you aint Asian or Indian with the last name Lee or Patel, you are
Apr 12th 2011
757
Apr 12th 2011
758
Apr 12th 2011
759
      why are you getting all huffy?
Apr 12th 2011
762
           RE: why are you getting all huffy?
Apr 12th 2011
764
           LOL @ "The solution." That wasn't the solution.
Apr 12th 2011
765
                RE: LOL @ "The solution." That wasn't the solution.
Apr 12th 2011
766
288
Apr 12th 2011
760
oh damn you came out the woodwork
Apr 12th 2011
817
      seriously.
Apr 12th 2011
830
           ask me again why im looking at you stank eyed and pissy?
Apr 12th 2011
833
                lol
Apr 12th 2011
836
2's have more votes. 2's win. The end.
Apr 12th 2011
761
=(~
Apr 12th 2011
763
I definitely "see" how 288 is the answer but
Apr 12th 2011
767
and hating on how many numbers this post has done is stupid
Apr 12th 2011
768
Agreed.
Apr 12th 2011
772
I agree. folks talkin about "omg this dumb, it's just math. yall
Apr 12th 2011
777
cosign all of this, esp this
Apr 12th 2011
918
2
Apr 12th 2011
769
^5
Apr 12th 2011
968
what the fuck?
Apr 12th 2011
771
Apr 12th 2011
775
Apr 12th 2011
776
     
Apr 12th 2011
778
          
Apr 12th 2011
779
          
Apr 12th 2011
780
               
Apr 12th 2011
789
                    
Apr 12th 2011
791
                    
Apr 12th 2011
793
                         
Apr 12th 2011
801
                              
Apr 12th 2011
803
                                    I know dumbass....
Apr 12th 2011
808
                                         RE: I know dumbass....
Apr 12th 2011
809
Go post! Go! Hurray, hurray! Hurray for the team!
Apr 12th 2011
781
RE: Go post! Go! Hurray, hurray! Hurray for the team!
Apr 12th 2011
784
      RE: Go post! Go! Hurray, hurray! Hurray for the team!
Apr 12th 2011
785
           RE: Go post! Go! Hurray, hurray! Hurray for the team!
Apr 12th 2011
786
                RE: Go post! Go! Hurray, hurray! Hurray for the team!
Apr 12th 2011
787
                     RE: Go post! Go! Hurray, hurray! Hurray for the team!
Apr 12th 2011
788
                          darn
Apr 12th 2011
790
                               haha
Apr 12th 2011
795
                                    RE: haha
Apr 12th 2011
796
                                         RE: haha
Apr 12th 2011
797
                                              RE: haha
Apr 12th 2011
798
                                                   RE: haha
Apr 12th 2011
799
                                                        wild hunnids
Apr 12th 2011
800
                                                             eff uuuuuuu
Apr 12th 2011
864
#TeamBlue #IWasHere
Apr 12th 2011
782
the fact that people are debating a math problem says a lot
Apr 12th 2011
783
i bet kids all over the us will have a bunch of order of operation probl...
Apr 12th 2011
792
I love OKP.
Apr 12th 2011
794
i design aircraft. it's 288.
Apr 12th 2011
802
RE: i design aircraft. it's 288.
Apr 12th 2011
806
yeah, you should try. but they check sat scores.
Apr 12th 2011
810
RE: yeah, you should try. but they check sat scores.
Apr 12th 2011
813
Look, Just calm down and move on.
Apr 12th 2011
823
      RE: Look, Just calm down and move on.
Apr 12th 2011
827
           ^getting worked up
Apr 12th 2011
829
           There are going to be a lot of things in life you're wrong about
Apr 12th 2011
831
                Nah, he's right. And he's explained his answer.
Apr 12th 2011
869
Weird. I've tutored SATs for years, never saw that
Apr 12th 2011
870
there's a reason
Apr 12th 2011
811
      RE: there's a reason
Apr 12th 2011
812
           ^mad
Apr 12th 2011
816
                RE: ^mad
Apr 12th 2011
818
Weird. Just talked to a prominent civil engineeer. He got 2.
Apr 12th 2011
868
I guess the doc "Waiting for Superman" was on point....
Apr 12th 2011
805
So where are the tittays?
Apr 12th 2011
815
In my head I got 288, but I immediately recognized my fault. 2 is correc...
Apr 12th 2011
821
what?
Apr 12th 2011
825
      RE: what?
Apr 12th 2011
832
      The 2 is outside the bracket.
Apr 12th 2011
834
      RE: The 2 is outside the bracket.
Apr 12th 2011
837
           again, you're applying binomial rules to a simple expression
Apr 12th 2011
838
           RE: again, you're applying binomial rules to a simple expression
Apr 12th 2011
844
                It would be a totally different problem and you'd still be wrong and ang...
Apr 12th 2011
848
                     RE: It would be a totally different problem and you'd still be wrong and...
Apr 12th 2011
850
                          well, a split yahoo answers link sure does solve it!
Apr 12th 2011
855
                               RE: well, a split yahoo answers link sure does solve it!
Apr 12th 2011
865
                               He's right, though. Parentheses are synonymous with distribution.
Apr 12th 2011
911
           It must suck to get this angry about something...
Apr 12th 2011
845
                RE: It must suck to get this angry about something...
Apr 12th 2011
847
                     Who's concerned?
Apr 12th 2011
849
                          RE: Who's concerned?
Apr 12th 2011
851
                               Well you've got english class on lockdown...
Apr 12th 2011
852
                                    RE: Well you've got english class on lockdown...
Apr 12th 2011
854
                                         Awful lot of gay talk from a dood who supposedly...
Apr 12th 2011
856
                                              dog, he's got proof on the internet. Leave it be.
Apr 12th 2011
858
                                              RE: dog, he's got proof on the internet. Leave it be.
Apr 12th 2011
861
                                              RE: Awful lot of gay talk from a dood who supposedly...
Apr 12th 2011
859
                                                   And he concedes!
Apr 12th 2011
862
                                                   Nah, you're correct.
Apr 12th 2011
871
                                                        Look at this fool talking to/responding to himself.
Apr 12th 2011
873
                                                             No reason to be mad. You've been outed as a liar already.
Apr 12th 2011
874
      the bracket is "complete" at 12
Apr 12th 2011
835
      No cause the 2(9+2) is one function. its 2(12) is 24. then move along
Apr 12th 2011
840
           The 2 isn't "inside" the bracket
Apr 12th 2011
841
           RE: No cause the 2(9+2) is one function. its 2(12) is 24. then move alon...
Apr 12th 2011
846
Really?
Apr 12th 2011
822
You were likely learning algebra in 9th grade. This isn't algebra.
Apr 12th 2011
824
this problem is a major fight on a physics board too
Apr 12th 2011
828
Holy shit......
Apr 12th 2011
843
poorly written math problem = post of the year
Apr 12th 2011
867
Woe is the American School System. If you are a parent you need
Apr 12th 2011
875
      You people crying about the school system sound like idiots.
Apr 12th 2011
925
O_E has figured out the situation.
Apr 12th 2011
872
What I've learned from this poast...
Apr 12th 2011
876
RE: What I've learned from this poast...
Apr 12th 2011
880
RE: What I've learned from this poast...
Apr 12th 2011
898
      RE: What I've learned from this poast...
Apr 12th 2011
906
      damn still fucking wrong
Apr 12th 2011
913
           RE: damn still fucking wrong
Apr 12th 2011
914
      RE: What I've learned from this poast...
Apr 12th 2011
910
           Keep continueing to interpret equations rather than solve them
Apr 12th 2011
915
                RE: Keep continueing to interpret equations rather than solve them
Apr 12th 2011
916
                the multiplication is not inside the bracket
Apr 12th 2011
921
                     RE: the multiplication is not inside the bracket
Apr 12th 2011
923
                          The answer to it written that way is 8
Apr 12th 2011
928
                               RE: The answer to it written that way is 8
Apr 12th 2011
929
                                    Because it is an different equation
Apr 12th 2011
935
                                         RE: Because it is an different equation
Apr 12th 2011
942
                                              no because the divisor of 48 is different retard
Apr 12th 2011
946
                LOL. Either answer requires an interpretation, Einstein.
Apr 12th 2011
919
                     Thats not true though
Apr 12th 2011
922
                          LOL. That is absoutely, positively false.
Apr 12th 2011
924
                               Interpret Intent
Apr 12th 2011
930
                                    Weird. You're actually doing more interpreting than I am.
Apr 12th 2011
936
                                    RE: Interpret Intent
Apr 12th 2011
939
                                         LMFAO do you walk around with a helmet on
Apr 12th 2011
962
You're not the brightest crayon in the box.
Apr 12th 2011
881
      Facts are usully documented
Apr 12th 2011
883
      Actually, that has nothing to do with the definition of a 'fact'
Apr 12th 2011
885
      RE: Facts are usully documented
Apr 12th 2011
889
           Yeah, credential dropping is pretty much a sign of wrongness
Apr 12th 2011
912
      RE: You're not the brightest crayon in the box.
Apr 12th 2011
884
           BWAHA. I almost died when I saw 'Explicit'
Apr 12th 2011
892
                Man you need to read a book and stop making up math rules
Apr 12th 2011
943
                     Too late now. You're a fraud.
Apr 12th 2011
953
this is gold!
Apr 12th 2011
878
i wonder what percentage of these replies are from the
Apr 12th 2011
879
Wild Born Hunnids
Apr 12th 2011
900
      you messed up the tradition
Apr 12th 2011
905
      ^lol
Apr 12th 2011
908
Okay, I take it back. NOW the post is funny.
Apr 12th 2011
882
come on! 1000, 1000! You can do it! I know you can!
Apr 12th 2011
886
uhm
Apr 12th 2011
887
ohh
Apr 12th 2011
      ewww
Apr 12th 2011
890
           aaahh
Apr 12th 2011
891
                time
Apr 12th 2011
894
                     to
Apr 12th 2011
895
                          count
Apr 12th 2011
896
                          down
Apr 12th 2011
897
                               wild
Apr 12th 2011
899
                                    SHAT!
Apr 12th 2011
902
                          haha we both missed
Apr 12th 2011
901
                               lol, dangit
Apr 12th 2011
903
                               who will get 1000 .... hummmmm
Apr 12th 2011
907
                                    I don't understand this game.
Apr 12th 2011
927
                                         it's a buildingblock thing. He started it now people try to beat him at
Apr 12th 2011
957
look the only way this can be solved is, who ever has the correct
Apr 12th 2011
888
TWO
Apr 12th 2011
934
RE: look the only way this can be solved is, who ever has the correct
Apr 12th 2011
941
      it wasn't overlooked
Apr 12th 2011
966
might as well archive this post...
Apr 12th 2011
893
Apr 12th 2011
926
please archive this post
Apr 12th 2011
931
i'm a mathematician and a math instructor
Apr 12th 2011
932
i'll show this to my students tomorrow
Apr 12th 2011
933
RE: i'll show this to my students tomorrow
Apr 12th 2011
948
      what property did you just use?
Apr 12th 2011
950
           RE: what property did you just use?
Apr 12th 2011
956
           RE: what property did you just use?
Apr 12th 2011
959
           RE: what property did you just use?
Apr 12th 2011
964
                RE: what property did you just use?
Apr 12th 2011
987
When you credential drop, you are usually immediately wrong.
Apr 12th 2011
940
      BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
Apr 12th 2011
944
      Funny, ain't it?
Apr 12th 2011
949
      you got it.
Apr 12th 2011
947
           Hey, at least I'm not wasting 9th graders' class time
Apr 12th 2011
951
                i'll show the problem and certain points from both sides.
Apr 12th 2011
954
                     I think tihs problem would be an outstanding teaching tool
Apr 12th 2011
961
DIVIDE MY WHITE SHOES, DIVIDE MY WHITE SHOES
Apr 12th 2011
937
To all the people who chose 2 as an answer...
Apr 12th 2011
952
Jesus. Now we've resorted to using silly reverse psychology.
Apr 12th 2011
958
Stop Trolling n/m
Apr 12th 2011
963
      "Troll" is code for: "Eh, you're right, but I don't feel like debating."...
Apr 12th 2011
971
damn all that...
Apr 12th 2011
960
so much for math being a universal language.
Apr 12th 2011
955
Apr 12th 2011
967
This
Apr 12th 2011
969
post
Apr 12th 2011
970
      was
Apr 12th 2011
972
           fun
Apr 12th 2011
973
                sunday
Apr 12th 2011
974
                     night
Apr 12th 2011
975
                          now
Apr 12th 2011
977
                               it's
Apr 12th 2011
979
                                    annoying.
Apr 12th 2011
981
where is old girl that flunked remedial math? I'm sure she has the
Apr 12th 2011
976
just here for the 10x plat party
Apr 12th 2011
978
how can a post not involving a) gays b) race c) kids or d) babz
Apr 12th 2011
980
Gets in line for the group picture
Apr 12th 2011
982
wow, this shit 'bout to go diamond...
Apr 12th 2011
983
DIAMOND!!!!!!
Apr 12th 2011
984
wild diamond
Apr 12th 2011
985
Will there be one?
Apr 12th 2011
986

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