Simple math problem. And the answer is..?

[CraKaJaX]

that was my question. what was 1/3


but i got "taco" for the answer.

Dammit, did you have beer for breakfast again?

 

[StrangerGuy]

Intelligent people don't write and leave math equations with even the slightest ambiguity. For starters I haven't used the division sign and was taught to replace that with fractions in school since I was like 10.

 

[Attic]

42

:wub::wub::wub:

 

[olds]

0.99099099099

 

[aigomorla]

PEMDAS...

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sara.
parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction

oh wait is that even an answer? 😛

 

[dighn]

meh

 

[Brian Stirling]

The order of operations or precedence is multiplication precedes addition so in this example the answer should be 1. But, to reduce confusion it's best to use brackets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_operations


Brian

 

[BrainEater]

If you are gonna play math games , Here's the best one ;

http://fullthymestudent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/I-ate-some-pie.jpg

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Most people actually fail this one.

;D

 

[ViviTheMage]

google says 9

 

[waggy]

Dammit, did you have beer for breakfast again?

maybe....:sneaky:

 

[SKORPI0]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Abat5iBbw

Spoiler

9-3/(1/3)+1 or 9-3x(3/1)+1
9-9+1
1

 

[SSSnail]

Your superficial understanding of PEMDAS is flawed, and you don't understand nuance. The problem you wrote is obviously designed for you to claim that people are wrong, by you sticking to an overzealous understanding of PEMDAS. A mathematician would look at that and say the answer is 1. The mathematician would also say that your expression is poorly and ambiguously written. Because of your spacing, and use of the division symbol ÷ right next to 1/3, no mathematician would claim that the interpretation of 3 divided by one-third is an incorrect interpretation, and that 3 divided by 1, then divided by 3 is a better interpretation.

Suffice to say, you probably have one of those Beavis and Butthead laughs when someone says the answer is 1, instead of the answer of 9 that you're going to claim is correct.

I like your style Dr. Pizza.

OP, this is not even a clever troll job, and it's been way done here before.

Now get off Facebook, and my lawn.

Oh, and my apologies if I hadn't provide the solution to your question, after careful calculations and double checking, the answer is you're a dumb ass.

 

[SOFTengCOMPelec]

Lets see how long it takes for someone to post a wrong answer.

9 - 3 ÷ 1/3 + 1 = ?

I've got two answers.

The first is, the (probably) CORRECT version fo the question:

Then my answer to the (corrected) question.

Which is 1.

9 - (9) + 1 = 1

 

[Humpy]

Looks like some kind of Islamic terrorist secret code bullshit to me.

 

[SOFTengCOMPelec]

Looks like some kind of Islamic terrorist secret code bullshit to me.

You are right, the "group" is called...
AL GEBRA, and is fighting FOR MULAs and other animals.

 

[Red Squirrel]

There's probably more than one way to interpret that. Here's my take:

9 - 3 ÷ 1/3 + 1
(9 - 3 ÷ 1) / (3 + 1)
6 / 4
1.5

You are right, the "group" is called...
AL GEBRA, and is fighting FOR MULAs and other animals.

Freaking radicals!

Speaking of math and terrorism, a flight was cancelled because some crazy woman was scared of math equations: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36240523

 

[swamplizard]

1.

 

[Subyman]

Through my lens I got 1. The inconsistent use of the division symbol causes me to assume the writer meant it to be a fraction and not another division symbol for order of operations. FWIW, most mathematicians and scientists overuse parenthesis to make it very clear what they mean.

 

[olds]

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Speaking of math and terrorism, a flight was cancelled because some crazy woman was scared of math equations: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36240523

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[dave_the_nerd]

42

 

[Imp]

Saw this on Dailymail days ago.........

And this is probably exactly why I never saw the division sign after grade 2 or 3 again. Shit like this causes unnecessary confusion.

Six years of engineering in college + grad, never had to deal with this kind of shit and I had to write long equations into Excel with 5+ layers of brackets often. Saw the equation in OP, suddenly got confused because I knew it was an order of operations "problem" and over-thought it.

 

[Markbnj]

Your superficial understanding of PEMDAS is flawed, and you don't understand nuance. The problem you wrote is obviously designed for you to claim that people are wrong, by you sticking to an overzealous understanding of PEMDAS. A mathematician would look at that and say the answer is 1. The mathematician would also say that your expression is poorly and ambiguously written. Because of your spacing, and use of the division symbol ÷ right next to 1/3, no mathematician would claim that the interpretation of 3 divided by one-third is an incorrect interpretation, and that 3 divided by 1, then divided by 3 is a better interpretation.

Suffice to say, you probably have one of those Beavis and Butthead laughs when someone says the answer is 1, instead of the answer of 9 that you're going to claim is correct.

This, and also, this equation was published in the Daily Mail a day or so ago as one of their regular "OMG teh internet is confused by this!" features.

 

[Ichinisan]

Pe(md)(as)

Fixed.

 

[Ichinisan]

No one cares that you wrote an equation to cause a confusion in the "official" order of operations.

Yeah...and has 2 different ways to express division.

 

[Ichinisan]

PEMDAS...

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sara.
parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction

oh wait is that even an answer? 😛

that is incorrect. Should be:

parentheses, exponents, multiplication AND division, addition AND subtraction

Some of those have equal priority and would be evaluated from left-to-right.