16 or 1?

Lol he's wrong as fuck fam but y'all got it


He's not though.


Everything I said was consistent with the distributive property of mathematics that I was taught in high school.


I just forgot what it was called when I was explaining the two equations.


Otherwise I would have cited it at the time.
 
He's not though.


Everything I said was consistent with the distributive property of mathematics that I was taught in high school.


I just forgot what it was called when I was explaining the two equations.


Otherwise I would have cited it at the time.
No...... everything you said was close but if you was to take a test you would get every question wrong AND that is the disconnect with both of you are saying. You both are forgetting left to right AFTER parentheses nothing is connected to the parentheses no matter how it looks in the problem.

I have a 14yr old I had to get this very issue in his head.
 
No...... everything you said was close but if you was to take a test you would get every question wrong AND that is the disconnect with both of you are saying. You both are forgetting left to right AFTER parentheses nothing is connected to the parentheses no matter how it looks in the problem.

I have a 14yr old I had to get this very issue in his head.


In 86 I would've passed.


Simply because the distributive property was the prevailing method..........not PEMDAS.


I can adapt to PEMDAS.........it wouldn't be that difficult, but that wasn't how I was taught.
 
No...... everything you said was close but if you was to take a test you would get every question wrong AND that is the disconnect with both of you are saying. You both are forgetting left to right AFTER parentheses nothing is connected to the parentheses no matter how it looks in the problem.

I have a 14yr old I had to get this very issue in his head.
I still stand by the equation not being written properly.
But you got it. You win. IDK shit.
 
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PEMDAS - Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Shirley. Which means parenthesis first. 2+2 =4. So, 8/2(4). The question is do you divide or multiply first. According to PEMDAS you multiply first then divide, which would make it 1. If divided first it would 16. 16 or 1? I'm running wit 1 Alex for $200.


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PEMDAS - Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Shirley. Which means parenthesis first. 1+2 =3. So, 6/2(3). The question is do you divide or multiply first. According to PEMDAS you multiply first then divide, which would make it 1. If divided first it would 9. 9 or 1? I'm running wit 1 Alex for $400.
 
1.
PEMDAS - Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Shirley. Which means parenthesis first. 2+2 =4. So, 8/2(4). The question is do you divide or multiply first. According to PEMDAS you multiply first then divide, which would make it 1. If divided first it would 16. 16 or 1? I'm running wit 1 Alex for $200.



1.
PEMDAS - Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Shirley. Which means parenthesis first. 1+2 =3. So, 6/2(3). The question is do you divide or multiply first. According to PEMDAS you multiply first then divide, which would make it 1. If divided first it would 9. 9 or 1? I'm running wit 1 Alex for $400.
:stare:
 
The problem is still written wrong in my opinion.
For the people that got 16:
You're solving the problem like this
(8/2) x (2+2)
For the people that got 1:
You're solving it like this.
Screenshot_20190804-232306_Samsung Notes.jpg


My point is if the problem was written correctly from the beginning with standard and conventional symbols this wouldn't be a discussion.
I was trying to bring theroms and actual properties to the discussion.
 
1.
PEMDAS - Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Shirley. Which means parenthesis first. 2+2 =4. So, 8/2(4). The question is do you divide or multiply first. According to PEMDAS you multiply first then divide, which would make it 1. If divided first it would 16. 16 or 1? I'm running wit 1 Alex for $200.



1.
PEMDAS - Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Shirley. Which means parenthesis first. 1+2 =3. So, 6/2(3). The question is do you divide or multiply first. According to PEMDAS you multiply first then divide, which would make it 1. If divided first it would 9. 9 or 1? I'm running wit 1 Alex for $400.
In response to this PEMDAS doesn't mean, multiplication before division.
What it means is whichever comes first left to right. Same with addition and subtraction.
 
The problem is still written wrong in my opinion.
For the people that got 16:
You're solving the problem like this
(8/2) x (2+2)
For the people that got 1:
You're solving it like this.
View attachment 156672

My point is if the problem was written correctly from the beginning with standard and conventional symbols this wouldn't be a discussion.
I was trying to bring theroms and actual properties to the discussion.
They don't hear you bruh
 
The problem is still written wrong in my opinion.
For the people that got 16:
You're solving the problem like this
(8/2) x (2+2)
For the people that got 1:
You're solving it like this.
View attachment 156672

My point is if the problem was written correctly from the beginning with standard and conventional symbols this wouldn't be a discussion.
I was trying to bring theroms and actual properties to the discussion.
They don't hear you bruh
:stare:
 
Those are facts b. Granted the shit is written poorly on purpose in order to be brain teaser.

I'm still don't believe you gonna be in the middle of buying an 1/8th when ya connect tries to give you your change using this algorithm
 
Those are facts b. Granted the shit is written poorly on purpose in order to be brain teaser.

I'm still don't believe you gonna be in the middle of buying an 1/8th when ya connect tries to give you your change using this algorithm
The problem wasn't written wrong tho. I buy 1/2's only sir so yeah
 
Man this left to right shit is confusing. I just don't like the way the problems look or set up. At least I can narrow it down to the 2 most logical answers. Sheesh
 
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