American education system of peace (pic)(WARNING: HOLD YOUR JIMMIES)

[MaximumCapacity]

if this was the equation, would there be any confusion on how to do it?

20 ÷ 5 * 4

Yeah lol
Why is it so hard to understand 20/20=1

[MaximumCapacity]

No bro,

"Not every operation is distributive. For example, division is not distributive over addition. If we are given 20/(3+7) the true result is 2, but distributing would give you 20/3 + 20/7, which is around 10 and very incorrect!"

You cannot distribute Division or Multiplication, only numbers/(algebra) notice how there is no number to distribute only a symbol.

Lol it's written 1/(3+7)

[stasmtl]

i used to be a part of this thread, now im just observing the full retard it has escalated to.

10/10 i wish they taught me how to balance checkbook in school

[sloan51]

No bro,

"Not every operation is distributive. For example, division is not distributive over addition. If we are given 20/(3+7) the true result is 2, but distributing would give you 20/3 + 20/7, which is around 10 and very incorrect!"

You cannot distribute Division or Multiplication, only numbers/(algebra) notice how there is no number to distribute only a symbol.

are you even reading what you are quoting?

[MaximumCapacity]

i used to be a part of this thread, now im just observing the full retard it has escalated to.

10/10 i wish they taught me how to balance checkbook in school

Lol they have these dumb teachers
Creating new ways to make wrong kids feel happy

Answer is 1 /thread whoever argues it is an egotistical smartass

[hbhorat]

lol@ anyone who thinks it's anything other than 1.

just lol

[Lolzing]

It's 16 you dumb phucks, if you wanted 1 you need the "()" around the denominator, like this

20/(5*2*2)

[primetime32]

i used to be a part of this thread, now im just observing the full retard it has escalated to.

10÷10 i wish they taught me how to balance checkbook in school

fixed

[theBass]

In on monthly misc order of operations thread

[TrainInsane1987]

288

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA omg that brought me back

[BioDiver]

Thanks, Obama

A-at least our university system is still the best in the world, r-right?

[MikeKK]

20/5 (2x2)
4 (4)
4x4
16

Wat

**** lord it's 1.

[sloan51]

In on monthly misc order of operations thread

the worst part is no matter how many times i see this thread it rustles me

[zinkhan99]

That's exactly why it's wrong, because the formula on the board is invalid, so you have to readjust it to solve. You're solving an incorrect problem, so your answer is incorrect as well.

Lmao, I was like lmao. brb let's say that formula is wrong and add parentheses to support my answer. That's like saying 2/2*2 is 0.5 because the correct formula is 2/(2*2) ! Even though I'm sure most of you retards would answer 0.5 because you have no idea how to use PEMDAS and just spell it out and think Multiplication is first.

The answer for original question is 16.

I swear you are a moron if you think multiplication comes before division and that you do addition before subtraction.

[Aynom]

mandatory bump because this thread is educational and quite frankly hilarious if you need time to kill at your job/place of residence.

11 pages later the answer is still 16

[MaximumCapacity]

mandatory bump because this thread is educational and quite frankly hilarious if you need time to kill at your job/place of residence.

11 pages later the answer is still 16

no its not its 1
20/20 != 16

[Aynom]

no its not its 1
20/20 != 16

ur right.

but

20/5(2*2) == 16

[Dan916]

[IReallyLoveOats]

Let's just wage a war over this, there will be blood shed.

[tricepwarrior]

20/5 (2x2)
4 (4)
4x4
16

Wat

Do you even math? PEMDAS
20/5 (2x2)
P first
2x2 = 4
then you multiply
20/5(4)
20/20

now divide

1


Fukin tard, are you even excusing your dear Aunt, Sally???

[NicholasMango]

Hopefully this video will teach you guys math....






Honestly. I'm 99% sure this is a rollbread. So idk why I bother. But... Meh. Maybe someone will learn something.

(spoiler. the correct answer is 16.)

[rdog3]

The question is written wrong.

[soljah808]

what that photo proves more than anything is that maybe pure arithmetic problems are useless, and that problems should be posed with some context, scope, and application eg word problems. crunching numbers for the **** of it might not have a lot of value.

[NicholasMango]

The question is written wrong.

No it is not. It's just not the same as writing the entire thing out as one fraction. / just means multiply by the reciprocal. That's all. It doesn't mean everything that follows is part of a fraction.

So this is on this page too

[MrBungle11]

There's only one thing that works up the Misc more than cheating GF's and that's mathematics equations

[NicholasMango]

There's only one thing that works up the Misc more than cheating GF's and that's mathematics equations

Cause at least half the misc has no clue what they are talking about.

[NicholasMango]

You forgot penis aesthetics (cut vs uncut)

Fk it. Out for the night. It's bedtime.

[strong_teeroy]

This would just be an example of a retard not using parenthesis correctly making the problem uneccesarily ambiguous.


20/(5(2*2)) = 1


I hope this is a demonstration of how to properly use parenthesis. Wolfram Alpha gave 16 (20/5)(2*2)

I am actually shocked wolfram gives 16 for this.

I see it as 20/(5(2*2)) due to the implicit multiplication.

[faxanadu]

PEMDAS = Order of Operation

Parenthesis
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

1. Parenthesis first (2*2) = 4
2. Multiplication next (5*4) = 20
3. Division next (20/20) = 1

They should get the USA on the fukin Metric system first before they start screwing with left-right vs. PEMDAS. Idiot american government.

[DaKingJames]

PEMDAS = Order of Operation

Parenthesis
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

1. Parenthesis first (2*2) = 4
2. Multiplication next (5*4) = 20
3. Division next (20/20) = 1

They should get the USA on the fukin Metric system first before they start screwing with left-right vs. PEMDAS. Idiot american government.

you do realize multiplication and division are actually the same "operation"? They go in whichever comes first.