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post #106 of 116
5/26/11 at 7:34am
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post #107 of 116
5/26/11 at 8:28am
This threak delivers! Even use of "irregardless" (why the hell isn't that caught on my spellcheck?). Also, there is only one possible answer.
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post #108 of 116
5/26/11 at 12:43pm
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Originally Posted by KitAkira View Post
This threak delivers! Even use of "irregardless" (why the hell isn't that caught on my spellcheck?).

Also, there is only one possible answer.

c'mon - dont be shy, tell us how you solved it.
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post #109 of 116
5/26/11 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by in stitches View Post
c'mon - dont be shy, tell us how you solved it.
I shouldn't humour you, but Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
48÷2(9+3) = 2 or 288 Break it into basic components Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
And x(y) is always considered the same as x * y, don't know why anyone's arguing that nonsense; distribution of x into y makes no sense because distribution is a multiplication property and order of operations states that solving within parentheses takes precedence over multiplication; and something outside the parentheses is not "attached" in any way, lest it would have been nested in another set of parentheses
48 * (2^-1) * (9+3) If that division sign bothers you so much, convert it into multiplication of the reciprocal 48 * (.5) * (12) Solve within the parentheses 24 * 12 Multiply left to right 288
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post #110 of 116
5/26/11 at 4:45pm
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Originally Posted by KitAkira View Post
I shouldn't humour you, but
Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
48÷2(9+3) = 2 or 288
Break it into basic components
Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
And x(y) is always considered the same as x * y, don't know why anyone's arguing that nonsense; distribution of x into y makes no sense because distribution is a multiplication property and order of operations states that solving within parentheses takes precedence over multiplication; and something outside the parentheses is not "attached" in any way, lest it would have been nested in another set of parentheses


48 * (2^-1) * (9+3)
If that division sign bothers you so much, convert it into multiplication of the reciprocal

48 * (.5) * (12)
Solve within the parentheses

24 * 12
Multiply left to right

288


you should always humor me, its well worth it. glad to see i got the same answer you did
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post #111 of 116
5/26/11 at 4:55pm
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Originally Posted by gfreeman View Post
You're right; it's an noun adjunct. But it does modify (or can be interpreted to modify, which is why it's a poorly-constructed sentence as it invites ambiguity) the second noun, which in this case is "murderer." Adjectival noun/noun adjuncts function in the same way as proper adjectives (and by that I don't mean proper nouns converted into proper adjectives)... in this case it's kind of vague, yes, but the way I described it isn't technically wrong.

Language invites ambiguity.
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post #112 of 116
5/26/11 at 4:56pm
So, that settles it. The answer is 2.
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post #113 of 116
5/27/11 at 9:59pm
yeah this isn't even a math problem. just a matter of where the 2nd part of the equation is. and if it was written out as if it is like on the computer, then answer is 288
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post #114 of 116
5/28/11 at 2:24am
I'm pretty sure it's actually ASSDEM, not PEMDAS
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post #115 of 116
5/28/11 at 3:57pm
bad notation
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post #116 of 116
5/31/11 at 4:42pm
vote for 2
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