do we have math teacher in here. believe me the answer is 2. gghornet u press ur cal wrongly. i believe u multiple the answer with 2.but if u all see carefully 2 is divided by the answer.
always stick to my mind
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do we have math teacher in here. believe me the answer is 2. gghornet u press ur cal wrongly. i believe u multiple the answer with 2.but if u all see carefully 2 is divided by the answer.
always stick to my mind
ug i can't believe this thread has gotton this long. i minored in math in college and i'm telling you that since there's no parenthisis, mulitiplication and division have the same precidence so you must work threw in order how they appear in the problem. the answer is 8.
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Originally posted here by y2k
do we have math teacher in here. believe me the answer is 2. gghornet u press ur cal wrongly. i believe u multiple the answer with 2.but if u all see carefully 2 is divided by the answer.
always stick to my mind
2 is most certainly NOT the right answer, it is 8. You are trying to solve an equation with parantheses when there are none.. As Jabberwocky states above, without the parantheses, you treat multiplication and division the same going from left to right - doing so yields an answer of 8.
LOL
My dad is a math teacher and I have my Associates degree in Engineering. I'm continuing to get my bachelors degree in Computer engineering. You don't get past calculus without knowing how to do basic order of operations things. Okay here goes.
Please ()
Excuse ^ (exponents)
My *
Dear ---
Aunt +
Sally -
Now the rule states that you do () first, then exponents, thats fine.
The next part is Multiplication and Division, but it doesn't need to be in that order. Its whatever comes first left to right. in this case you multiply 4*3 first, next comes the division, 12/3, then comes the last multiplication 4*2. the answer is most definetly 8.
it works out the same as this:
4*3
----- * 2
..3
That is how this works, end of story, no more argument. :D
We have 13 answers of 8
There are 4 answers of 2
8 is the correct answer
Never argue math with xmaddness
Regards
Mike
Come on guys, ur all computer security people right ? Surely we all did math here at school remember bodmas or pedmas, come on just key it into a calculator for christ sake. Or use your computer and compile it, the answer is 8 !
Perhaps someone should run a Basic Math thread !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only joking guys not being condescending just trying to help.
I agree with xmaddness and titanmike,the answer is defenitely 8.On a lighter note, isn't maths wonderfull,just look at the response this thread has prevoked.Yet you still hear everyday that maths are not that important,but you need it in almost everything you do and implement.
We did not go to kinder garden for nothing did we? ha..ha.
regards
v/man:)