48÷2(9+3) = ???

[DoUwant2go2Heaven]

Math sucks.

 

[1of1]

So I bought a money machine
And it goes
Atacktack-rrrrrrrracktack-rrrrrrrrracktacktatatatattdough

 

[major pain]

lol i believe this is an intentional math troll problem designed to confuse people. The problem isn't set up correctly which is why excel got an error when entered the way it is written in the title.

Of course it is lol pretty funny.

 

[freshb651]

So I bought a money machine

And it goes

Atacktack-rrrrrrrracktack-rrrrrrrrracktacktatatatattdough

how many styles i gotta kick to prove i'm def ?

 

[fiat_money]

I understand how you get to that and I'm not saying its wrong, but traditional methods I've been taught would be to distribute first. By doing the division portion of the problem it changes the way you solve the rest.

Distribution is merely of multiplication, and since multiplication and division are commutative operands, the order in which the operations are performed will not change the out come as long as it is done correctly.

Let's look at another method of solving the problem:
We start with: 48/2(9+3)
Now, using the distributive property, we distribute 48/2 into the parenthesis: ((48/2)9+(48/2)3)
Next, we can multiply the distributed term with the terms in the parenthesis: (((48*9/2)9+((48*3)/2))
We can now finish multiplying: ((432/2)+(144/2))
And finally by doing the division by 2 last, we get: (216+72)
After adding, the answer is once again 288

So it can be said conclusively that multiplication and division are commutative operands and that changing the order of the two does not change that answer.

That's it for this edition of Math with fiat.

 

[Craig Robinson]

This shit dope lmao

 

[major pain]

Distribution is merely of multiplication, and since multiplication and division are commutative operands, the order in which the operations are performed will not change the out come as long as it is done correctly.

Let's look at another method of solving the problem:
We start with: 48/2(9+3)
Now, using the distributive property, we distribute 48/2 into the parenthesis: ((48/2)9+(48/2)3)
Next, we can multiply the distributed term with the terms in the parenthesis: (((48*9/2)9+((48*3)/2))
We can now finish multiplying: ((432/2)+(144/2))
And finally by doing the division by 2 last, we get: (216+72)
After adding, the answer is once again 288

So it can be said conclusively that multiplication and division are commutative operands and that changing the order of the two does not change that answer.

That's it for this edition of Math with fiat.

In this version you are distributing the entire 48/2. Which is the same as 48/2 x (9+3).

Its left to interpretation like I said before.

 

[major pain]

Cliff note version.

Is the problem

1. a / b(c + d)

or

2. a / b x (c+d)

First version = 2 as you distribute b into (c + d).

Second verison = 288 as you divide a and b then multiply by the sum of c + d.

As its written, answer = 2.

 

[fiat_money]

In this version you are distributing the entire 48/2. Which is the same as 48/2 x (9+3).

...

Exactly, and since we know that 48/2 is a fraction it can be distributed as if it were a single term. Even when distributing the simplified 24, we are actually distributing 24/1.

So it can be said conclusively that there is nothing wrong with distributing fractions, because really, any number can be represented as a fraction.

That's it for this edition of Math with fiat.

 

[#1 pick]

Distribution is merely of multiplication, and since multiplication and division are commutative operands, the order in which the operations are performed will not change the out come as long as it is done correctly.

Let's look at another method of solving the problem:
We start with: 48/2(9+3)
Now, using the distributive property, we distribute 48/2 into the parenthesis: ((48/2)9+(48/2)3)
Next, we can multiply the distributed term with the terms in the parenthesis: (((48*9/2)9+((48*3)/2))
We can now finish multiplying: ((432/2)+(144/2))
And finally by doing the division by 2 last, we get: (216+72)
After adding, the answer is once again 288

So it can be said conclusively that multiplication and division are commutative operands and that changing the order of the two does not change that answer.

That's it for this edition of Math with fiat.

Sit down negro, this is one of the both answers are right questions because of the loose base of the rules. 24 also has the fight chance as well.

 

[major pain]

Exactly, and since we know that 48/2 is a fraction it can be distributed as if it were a single term. Even when distributing the simplified 24, we are actually distributing 24/1.

So it can be said conclusively that there is nothing wrong with distributing fractions, because really, any number can be represented as a fraction.

That's it for this edition of Math with fiat.

If the problem were

2 / 3(x+4)

Would you distribute the entire 2/3 or just the 3? Because distributing the 2/3 drastically changes this.

 

[riddlerap]

LoLOloOLOL @ some of yall claiming its 2 and being bold enough to really think thats right and the people who got 288 are wrong. its 288. go back to school. re-learn math.

 

[#1 pick]

LoLOloOLOL @ some of yall claiming its 2 and being bold enough to really think thats right and the people who got 288 are wrong. its 288. go back to school. re-learn math.

The way it's worded and going by rules would make both chances correct.

 

[JackAssInTheBox]

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[fiat_money]

Sit down negro, this is one of the both answers are right questions because of the loose base of the rules. 24 also has the fight chance as well.

I called it a "math troll" for a reason.

The fraction version is the one with the straightforward solution.

But you won't understand what I mean by that.

 

[whatevathehell]

its really a matter of interpretation...
what is the highest level of math you've taken?

ambiguity in math...really

 

[fiat_money]

If the problem were

2 / 3(x+4)

Would you distribute the entire 2/3 or just the 3? Because distributing the 2/3 drastically changes this.

Since I know 2/3 is a fraction, I'd represent it as:

And distribute the 2/3.

Math with fiat.

 

[bbwthick23]

The answer is 2

48/2(9+3)=

You first add whats in the parenthesis, which is 9+3. Once you get 12 you still have to get rid of the parenthesis. Since 2 is directly connected to the parenthesis, then you multiply 2 times 12 and get 24. Then division is left so you divide 48 by 24 and end up with 2.

 

[whatevathehell]

lol i believe this is an intentional math troll problem designed to confuse people. The problem isn't set up correctly which is why excel got an error when entered the way it is written in the title.

naw, excel just doesnt recognize that symbol as an divisor operator..it probaly only recognizes the /. math is the most definite thing on the planet as far as I know..there are no variables, there is only one answer.

 

[major pain]

Since I know 2/3 is a fraction, I'd represent it as:

And distribute the 2/3.

Math with fiat.

Well this is what I mean by its left to interpretation.