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[thesoapster]

These questions are always dumb and if you ever get asked them you should tell the person to write their shit down better. A lot of maths professors couldn't answer them because it becomes irrelevant.

If a math(s) teacher cannot correctly solve the OP's question, s/he should be fired.

 

[Htown]

How is this a topic

wuh oh

 

[f0rk]

If a math(s) teacher cannot correctly solve the OP's question, s/he should be fired.

I'm a university level no one gives a shit if you can add numbers up or not. If they are writing shit down like in the OP's question they should be fired.

 

[Alucrid]

It depends if you apply "bodmas", which you should.

that's not pemdas

 

[thesoapster]

I'm a university level no one gives a shit if you can add numbers up or not. If they are writing shit down like in the OP's question they should be fired.

That's nice, but I do care that math teachers understand something as essential as order of operations, even if the problem is poorly written. That was my main point.

 

[I'm an expert]

I'm a university level no one gives a shit if you can add numbers up or not. If they are writing shit down like in the OP's question they should be fired.

I..have no idea what this even means.. No one cares if math teachers can add numbers? Or follow order of operations? And they should be fired if they..write problems down?

 

[Septimius]

I'm a university level no one gives a shit if you can add numbers up or not. If they are writing shit down like in the OP's question they should be fired.

University level teacher? So you're a math professor? I'm pretty sure there'll be vastly differentiating opinions on the importance of PEMDAS, but it's so basic that anyone into math should've dealt with the problem numerous times, and as such, it shouldn't be a hindrance.

Many professors might say "it's not what will matter on an exam", as anyone can make silly mistakes with them, but it's not to say that you can completely ignore the order of operations once you're done with "basic shit"

 

[ColtraineGF]

People still use "x" for multiplication?

gotta get dat cross product money

(I usually use a dot when multiplying myself - my only problem nowadays is using t and + in parametric equations, since the way I write they tend to look similar.)

 

[Partial Gamification]

The surface elementary operations are clues to a free all-terrain vehicle that the OP might have hidden East of Zelenokumsk, (44.4° N 44.4 ° E). The lumber was a ruse!

 

[f0rk]

University level teacher? So you're a math professor? I'm pretty sure there'll be vastly differentiating opinions on the importance of PEMDAS, but it's so basic that anyone into math should've dealt with the problem numerous times, and as such, it shouldn't be a hindrance.

Many professors might say "it's not what will matter on an exam", as anyone can make silly mistakes with them, but it's not to say that you can completely ignore the order of operations once you're done with "basic shit"

You can write maths so there is very little ambiguity. Thinking about it maybe I just do it subconsciously now, but I never have to think about what order to do stuff in because no one writes anything to catch people out. I definitely never have to think of BODMASS or whatever it is/was when I was taught it.
These stupid questions from facebook or whatever annoy me (more the other one someone linked where everyone thought it was 2 to start) because they are traps that make people think they are good/bad at maths when really it isn't what it's about.

And I still stand by the fact a lot of maths lecturers can't do basic calculations on the board for shit, but that doesn't mean they are awful.

 

[Enkidu]

You can write maths so there is very little ambiguity. Thinking about it maybe I just do it subconsciously now, but I never have to think about what order to do stuff in because no one writes anything to catch people out. I definitely never have to think of BODMASS or whatever it is/was when I was taught it.
These stupid questions from facebook or whatever annoy me (more the other one someone linked where everyone thought it was 2 to start) because they are traps that make people think they are good/bad at maths when really it isn't what it's about.

And I still stand by the fact a lot of maths lecturers can't do basic calculations on the board for shit, but that doesn't mean they are awful.

The 48/2(9-3) is definitely something that I wouldn't fault anyone for getting wrong as long as they are capable of seeing why it is wrong. The one in the OP however is so straight forward that there is no excuse for getting it wrong. Yes it's true that once you are at a university level you don't really need to think about order of operations with some PEMDAS rule or whatever, but that's not really because everyone writes everything with a bunch of unnecessary parentheses for clarity(because that is certainly not always the case) but because the order of operations is obvious by then and you don't need to think about it.

 

[Tesseract]

The surface elementary operations are clues to a free all-terrain vehicle that the OP might have hidden East of Zelenokumsk, (44.4° N 44.4 ° E). The lumber was a ruse!

amazing.

 

[User 100115]

This is why I will never ever be good at math. There's all the rules, yeah, but they were never ever explained to me. Apparently for stuff to stick in my head I have to know the WHY of it. So order of operations has apparently been deleted.

 

[Jade Knight 08]

i got 20. i hope it's right.

 

[Sol..]

Jeez, the content on GAF is becoming more facebook every day. So with this new found tradition i shall post like the teenagers these math posts typically target:

LOL itz 80 newbz

 

[Spawnling]

Google told me 20. So, 20.

 

[Tesseract]

remember in friday when smokey owed big perm 200 dollars and he counted five twenties twice by flipping them around that shit was gangster math.

 

[Shambles]

Am I the only one here who learnt BIMDAS?

Where's my BEDMAS brothern?

 

[Android18a]

This thread makes me feel really thick. Maths was always my worst subject at school. I struggle to add the values up on my Cardfight Vanguard cards and I'm in my late 20s XD

 

[Sapphire Dreams]

It's 20 man:

16+16+4-16=20

 

[Tesseract]

This thread makes me feel really thick. Maths was always my worst subject at school. I struggle to add the values up on my Cardfight Vanguard cards and I'm in my late 20s XD

spend a few hours a day at khanacademy and you'll be pro before the year is out.

 

[bistromathics]

Order of operations.

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

the answer is 20

(4*4)+(4*4)+4-(4*4)
16+16+4-16
16+4
20

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

BEDMAS for life.

 

[LQX]

182

 

[MuggerMD]

69

69

 

[José Mourinho]

I got 20. Operator precedence and all that. But obviously many people have got there before me.

 

[Emwitus]

Bodmas

 

[gutter_trash]

??

winner!!

 

[Hesemonni]

I got 20. Operator precedence and all that. But obviously many people have got there before me.

Actually you are the first one and truly deserve a medal for the accomplishment. Universe was saved once again.

 

[José Mourinho]

Actually you are the first one and truly deserve a medal for the accomplishment. Universe was saved once again.

Cool.

 

[The Adder]

20. Now to check

 

[Tesseract]

(10^0*4+10^1+2+2^4+2^2+(-16))/20+19

 

[The Hermit]

 

[Realyn]

Whoever is having problems with 16+16+4-16 should think of attending 1st grade again :x.

 

[Tesseract]

 

[Partial Gamification]

4 April 2020

 

[Tesseract]

e is mc^2 is m(a^2+b^2)

gordon freeway

 

[Spike6663]

So far all replies have been wrong. If you recheck to OP you'll notice that it doesn't include an equal sign, just '4×4+4×4+4-4×4 ?'. Not entirely sure of what he's really asking about, so my answer will just be:

4×4+4×4+4-4×4 ?

Thank you.

 

[Tesseract]

Thank you.

if one fails to equate, one expresses.

~tesseract 2013

 

[Ace 8095]

Lol at the nerds with the Euler avatars.

 

[reKon]

There's nothing to discuss here.

That other equation at least has some arguable ambiguity: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=426785&highlight=math+order+algebra

This was such a ridiculous amount topic lol. The trolling that went on in that thread was absolutely incredible. There was one thing that someone posted which made me spit out my drink. I'll try to find it.

 

[reKon]

Here we go:

 

[Count Dookkake]

If you don't know the answer, you got ripped off in grade school.

 

[Tesseract]

Here we go:

i'm going to print and frame this.

 

[TimeEffect]

Google

 

[Stet]

Here we go:

i'm having trouble with the g in the first expression

 

[I'm an expert]

Brackets are not parenthesis, guys..

 

[nateeasy]

7

 

[NewFresh]

4×4+4×4+4-4×4
(4×4)+(4×4)+4-(4×4)
36-16
=
20

That was kinda fun. Thanks OP

 

[BananaBomb]

i cant believe how dumb some of you are.

20? wtf?

it's 19.999...