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re: 9 – 3 ÷ 1/3 + 1 = ?
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:22 am to lsupride87
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:22 am to lsupride87
quote:
It doesnt
Without context, correct.
quote:
, ever
In the case of a shittily written problem whose sole intent is to make these arguments happen, no.
This post was edited on 1/26/18 at 10:24 am
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Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:23 am to daeizbae
quote:
The answer is 9. Should've been an engineer I guess
No it's not. No you shouldn't.
9-3 / 1/3 +1=
9-3x3+1=
9-9+1=
1
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:23 am to LNCHBOX
quote:I dont disagree here. I understand your argument
Without context, correct.
In the case of a shittily written problem whose sole intent is to make these arguments happen, no.
I am just saying, if the problem written in the op is written on a chalkboard, the answer is only 9
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:24 am to PearlJam
quote:
Taking this, wouldn't 1.5 as an answer make more sense than 1? Eta: nevermind. Didn't realized what picture you were referencing
Just to clarify, 1/3 is not a fraction bar. There is no way, to my knowledge, to enter a fraction bar on your keyboard.
If you had to write the question based on the picture LNCHBOX provided, you would write 9 – 3 ÷ (1/3) + 1 to adjust for the syntax issue.
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:24 am to MLCLyons
quote:Ugh
No it's not. No you shouldn't.
9-3 / 1/3 +1=
9-3x3+1=
9-9+1=
1
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:24 am to lsupride87
quote:What about the theory that the slash is acting as a divisor for the numerator equation to the left and the denominator equation to the right? Is it your opinion that parenthesis are required to read it that way?
as written in op, the answer can and only is 9
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:24 am to lsupride87
quote:
if the problem written in the op is written on a chalkboard, the answer is only 9
I don't agree. If this question was on a test, either answer would end up getting credit due to the poor structure.
This post was edited on 1/26/18 at 10:26 am
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:26 am to PearlJam
quote:It has to be a horizontal line in order to follow therules of math.
What about the theory that the slash is acting as a divisor for the numerator equation to the left and the denominator equation to the right?
So, your computer keyboard makes this very difficult, which is why this meme equation gets changed when people type it out
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:26 am to LNCHBOX
quote:There is nothing poor about the structure of the problem
due to the poor structure.
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:27 am to lsupride87
quote:
It has to be a horizontal line in order to follow therules of math.
So, your computer keyboard makes this very difficult
Are you beginning to see where you made an assumption?
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:27 am to TDsngumbo
9 I'm an engineer. Facebook board
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:27 am to lsupride87
quote:
There is nothing poor about the structure of the problem
There absolutely is.
These things don't go for many pages because the problem isn't poorly written.
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:27 am to lsupride87
quote:
as written in op, the answer can and only is 9
Ahem...
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:27 am to LNCHBOX
quote:
Assumption. It would never be written that way. Which is why this goes on forever
It's not an assumption, yet you argue this every time.
The way it is written in the OP and the way it is written in your picture are two distinct problems that each have a single unique answer.
If someone sent you the question in the OP, the answer is 9. If you think they meant 9 – 3 ÷ (1/3) + 1, you could call them for clarity, but the way it is written originally is 9.
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:28 am to LNCHBOX
quote:I made zero assumptions
Are you beginning to see where you made an assumption?
I solved for the /, because that is what is written in the op. I didnt assume a / is written, it is actually there
You are assuming a horizontal line was supposed to be there, I am assuming nothing
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:28 am to slackster
quote:
It's not an assumption, yet you argue this every time.
It absolutely is. And the fact that the picture of the problem isn't the way yall assumed the problem to be is the proof.
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:28 am to terd ferguson
quote:I have already responded to you
Ahem...
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:29 am to LNCHBOX
quote:
There absolutely is. These things don't go for many pages because the problem isn't poorly written.
These things go on forever because people make the assumption the author meant something different than what he wrote. 9 is the answer that requires zero assumptions.
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:29 am to LNCHBOX
quote:It absolutely isnt
It absolutely is.
There is zero assumption a / is written in the original OP equation
Posted on 1/26/18 at 10:29 am to lsupride87
quote:oh there absolutely is...
There is nothing poor about the structure of the problem
I said it like10 pages ago. It's the fricking spaces that is confusing people and where all these "implied parentheses" are coming from.
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