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Koneg  Title: Evil Genius
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Registered: 2001-12-4 15:31:28
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Eradiani posted:
what are we doing your math homework on the outpost today?
No, he's just easily amused by dumb people who can't do math.
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Elkad  Title: aka Ebenezer
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Registered: 2003-9-11 22:20:55
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Google says 9, and teh Google is always right!
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tenkly  Title: Best looking Outposter.
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90 comments in 40 minutes. not bad !
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tenkly Title: Best looking Outposter.
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Registered: 2007-3-7 22:50:38
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google is wrong !
If 2 = y
6÷y(y+1)=
6÷[(yxy) + (yx1)]=
6÷[y²+y]=
Replace y = 2
6÷(2²+2)=
6÷(4+2)=
6÷6=1
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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6÷2(1+2)= 1 or 9 ? |
even i know the answer to this and i pushed in the calculator era back in the 70s when scientific calculators were cool.
a lot of the problem is that kids arent taught how to actually DO math anymore, they are taught to memorize flash cards and use calculators.
they were even teaching the memorize thing when i was a kid. thats part of why i hate math so much.
i argued with them to teach me how to arrive at the answer rather than make me memorize the pattern of symbols
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Cawlin Posts: 1,759
Registered: 2005-2-22 07:58:42
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sweeny_comodore posted:
even i know the answer to this and i pushed in the calculator era back in the 70s when scientific calculators were cool.
a lot of the problem is that kids arent taught how to actually DO math anymore, they are taught to memorize flash cards and use calculators.
they were even teaching the memorize thing when i was a kid. thats part of why i hate math so much.
i argued with them to teach me how to arrive at the answer rather than make me memorize the pattern of symbols
The memorization was only to facilitate dealing with math on a more instinctive level though sweeney. I know that doesn't seem like it makes any sense, but it is fundamental for people to get a grasp of things like their multiplication tables in order for them to be able to grasp the math that comes after... Note that I am not saying you couldn't do this, I am just attempting to justify the early memorization training that comes as part of teaching math. It's similar to the way we learn any language really (other than organically learning it through immersion) - there is a certain memorization component to it that is required in order to become conversant with the rest of it...
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__Bonk__  Posts: 5,122
Registered: 2009-7-25 03:04:52
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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You need to look up the rules of order of operations when doing formulas. Im too lazy to do that but I remember stuff like this years ago in math class
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Yukishiro1 Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
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It isn't really a math problem. It's just a problem with ambiguous notation.
If you write it as:
6
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2(1+2)
You get one answer.
If you write it as
6 divided by 2 times (1+2) you get a diff answer.
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Sinlock Title: Savior of the Camelot Outpost
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Registered: 2000-5-14 16:20:01
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1/1/00 12:00am
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How much does it feel like though if you hang it from the end of a 20 foot rope? 
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ZigmundZag Title: Grammar Nazi
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Registered: 2002-3-25 23:03:00
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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Can you say that to Tenkly without being racist?
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