i bet nobody would miss it if u said whats 100 divided by .5
its not like anybody doesnt know how to do 100 divided by 1/2, but rather if you werent listening carefully, you will easily interpret 100 divide by half into half of 100
its not like anybody doesnt know how to do 100 divided by 1/2, but rather if you werent listening carefully, you will easily interpret 100 divide by half into half of 100
Oh my god what kind of moron is gonna fall for that? Do you expect anybody over the IQ or 70 to fall for this? What is Brasin?
What I wanna know is where do you work?
Please tell your co-workers not to procreate same goes for you.
It is all how you present it. If you approach them as though you are looking to trick them, then they will not fall for it because they will highten their senses and thier minds for you. However, if you approach them as though you are confused and not able to understand a problem, then they will probably fall for it.
I can't see anybody willing to hand over $20 on this bet though.
Garet, if you ask for grammar, it doesn't matter if the sentence makes sense really, just if the diffrent types of words are in the right places. I could say "An elephant is eating my face" and it would be perfect grammar but a lie. So yeah, that's not folling anyone.
in this case it's more a grammar thing than a math thing tho. i wouldn't be surprised if a LOT of 2nd language math GENIUSES got this wrong because of the language problem
"a hundred divided by a half"
as opposed to
"a hundred divided in half"
True, but I didn't ask for grammar. I asked for correct english. Correct english has to be correct.
HomeBrewerDude
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If that doesn't work, bet him 20$ you know what city he got his shoes in.
If he doesn't pay, then ask him for $5 for your time. Hound him doggedly until he gives you some money.
If he doesn't pay, then ask him for $5 for your time. Hound him doggedly until he gives you some money.
no it doesn't.
a lie can still be correct ENGLISH. otherwise, all works of fiction would be incorrect english by your definition.
it's can be correct english and incorrect fact.
But he's not asking "which is the gramaticaly correct way of dividing something in to half its size: 100 divide by 1/2 or 100 divided in half"
So it's completely different
So it's completely different
Yes and no. It's a play on words. Most people don't hear the divide. They just assume it is multiply.
In my example, most people over look the colour of the yolk. They assume it is not part of the problem.
was that directed at me??
anyway, either way. this is MORE of a grammar question than a math question.
you almost NEVER hear divide something by a half (meaning 100 / 1/2) but you the phrase "divide in half" is EXTREMELY common.
and judging by the level of posts we see here it is better to assume that the writer just used improper grammar and MEANT "in half" and not "by a half".
again. it's more a question of grammar than math.
I agree that the grammar is what messes people up but if you'll notice in Garet's post, he asked specifically:"Which of these is correct English".
Now I guess you can get in to a huge argument over what that implies but as long as the grammar is correct, the content is pretty much irrelevant. If you've ever taken a logic class or theory of computation, you never look at actual words, just symbols of any adjective, noun, etc. This is because it is correct English no matter what you fill them in with.
So yeah, I'm sure you could take it any way you want, but I see correct English as meaning the exact same thing as correct grammar.
Now I guess you can get in to a huge argument over what that implies but as long as the grammar is correct, the content is pretty much irrelevant. If you've ever taken a logic class or theory of computation, you never look at actual words, just symbols of any adjective, noun, etc. This is because it is correct English no matter what you fill them in with.
So yeah, I'm sure you could take it any way you want, but I see correct English as meaning the exact same thing as correct grammar.
agreed.
basically if he had titled his other phrase "which is the correct statement" NO one would have gotten it wrong. so he had to narrow definitions and then he arbitrarily used a word with a narrower definition and yet CLAIMED that it had the same meaning as the broader word.
DrPizza
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for the record. i agree with Garet Jax regarding this thread. it's dumb to call someone DUMB for "falling" for this.
it's a question of grammar and how the english language is USED and not one of math skills / knowledge.
when i saw 100 divided by 1/2 i would immediatly say 200.
but when i thought about hearing the words "one hundred divided by a half" i wasn't as sure what my immediate response would be. instead of giving an immediate answer, i would probably ask the speaker to clarify his position.
it's a question of grammar and how the english language is USED and not one of math skills / knowledge.
when i saw 100 divided by 1/2 i would immediatly say 200.
but when i thought about hearing the words "one hundred divided by a half" i wasn't as sure what my immediate response would be. instead of giving an immediate answer, i would probably ask the speaker to clarify his position.
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