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Solve this equation > 48÷2(9+3) = ?

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288 526 44.24%
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:44   #426
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288 for me as well.
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:46   #427
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If you believe a ÷ bc is a ÷ ( b * c) then the answer is 2
If you believe a ÷ bc is a ÷ b * c then the answer is 288
and if you know rather than beleive that it is ambiguous then there is no answer.
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:47   #428
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I don't really think it takes 17 pages which people won't read, to work out BIDMAS. It's not an argument. The fact lies on the second page.



Most people say 288 because it is 288.
Most people say 288 presumably because they think it is, not that it actually is.
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:48   #429
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It's 288. So far, 156 people are WRONG. As you were people
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:49   #430
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Most people say 288 presumably because they think it is, not that it actually is.
So someone who can't admit they are wrong would say.
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:50   #431
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Most people say 288 because it is 288.
most people on the poll said 2. A good 10% more.
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:51   #432
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So someone who can't admit they are wrong would say.
I can't make sence of that comment
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:51   #433
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It's 288. So far, 156 people are WRONG. As you were people
No, 287 people are 'wrong'.....
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:52   #434
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most people on the poll said 2. A good 10% more.
You didn't consider that this question was spread to more than 300 odd people on DigitalSpy did you?
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:52   #435
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I can't make sence of that comment
Did you answer 2?
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:53   #436
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I can't make sence of that comment
I can't make "sence" at all. You're a part of the minority who can make "sence".
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:53   #437
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No, 287 people are 'wrong'.....
You're wrong
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:54   #438
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Did you answer 2?
No I didn't vote. The poll didn't offer the option of saying that the expression was not "well defined",
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:54   #439
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You didn't consider that this question was spread to more than 300 odd people on DigitalSpy did you?
I bow to your knowledge that you have that isn't displayed here.
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:55   #440
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You're wrong
My argument is, I believe, clear enough.

Care to show me where I am wrong?
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:56   #441
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I have an iphone app called pi cubed - that also indicates the answer is 288.

Based on my mathematical knowledge - you work the calculation out as:

48/2(9+3) = 48/2 * (9+3)
48/2 * (9+3) = 48/2 * 12
48/2 * 12 = 24 * 12
24 * 12 = 288
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:56   #442
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I can't make "sence" at all. You're a part of the minority who can make "sence".
Is that a dig at my spelling? If so. stick arround. I am dyspraxic and you will find many more examples to pick at.
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:56   #443
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No I didn't vote. The poll didn't offer the option of saying that the expression was not "well defined",
Likewise.
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:57   #444
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I bow to your knowledge that you have that isn't displayed here.
Good.

Just as well since the internet is a huge resource and it could take hours upon hours to gain information on something so basic, and at the same time, a very short space of time to implement BIDMAS to an equation.
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:58   #445
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My argument is, I believe, clear enough.

Care to show me where I am wrong?
"No, 287 people are 'wrong'..... " is not an argument, clear or otherwise *snaps fingers and flicks hair*
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Good.

Just as well since the internet is a huge resource and it could take hours upon hours to gain information on something so basic, and at the same time, a very short space of time to implement BIDMAS to an equation.
What 'equation'?
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Old 09-04-2011, 23:59   #447
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"No, 287 people are 'wrong'..... " is not an argument, clear or otherwise *snaps fingers and flicks hair*
No, but the several posts I made prior to the comment detail an argument which backs up my assertion.
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Old 10-04-2011, 00:00   #448
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Arrgh who let them out? Always said maths 'geniuses' lack social skills and a sense of humour!
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Old 10-04-2011, 00:06   #449
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What 'equation'?
Is it really that hard to figure out what I'm referring to? I thought the opening post addressed it as such, so to keep on the same topic, I used the same terminology. My apologies for not simplifying further or using a more accurate description.
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Old 10-04-2011, 00:08   #450
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289 people are wrong because the correct answer is that there isn't one. You cannot solve an ambiguos problem.
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