What is the answer to 48/2(9+3)?

**Oblivion** · 8th April 2011, 21:37

Originally Posted by huff3r

Yup, but it can only be interpreted as ONE number over One other number unless brackets, or a proper format of fraction is used.

As said above, answer is 288. Please hand over your calculator licence as you will now be serving a 28 day loss of licence without conviction.

Your just lucky there's no fine or demerits for that :P

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**Tink** · 8th April 2011, 21:39

Ok guys I have a basic maths brain but I KNOW that the answer is def 288.

**huff3r** · 8th April 2011, 21:40

Originally Posted by pzkpfw

I agree that 288 is "correct" but I can't deny that the calculator comes up with 2 when it's typed that way.

The "implied multiplication" has a specific kind of use. (As exampled in my post above this one).

Indeed written as you have written it above the answer would be 32, however it would depend as to how that equation was obtained, and if written in the form

16
2Y

Then the answer is 2. Otherwise if that was the intended interpretation I'd definitely write as 16/(2Y)

Would make a good trick question in a Maths test. Very sneaky.

**bogan** · 8th April 2011, 21:40

Originally Posted by Oblivion

Its too bad....Theres nothing of equal value that can replace a woman as of yet. Should we hurry up and make robots?

Raises the question, terminator 3 terminator chick, or end of caprica series chick? (cos she is more robotic than hottie blonde cylon from BSG so a more even comparison)

Mind you, skynet has motorcycles while cylons do not, it's a complex debate

**mashman** · 8th April 2011, 21:42

Originally Posted by bogan

Even the wiki refers to it

Originally Posted by Wiki

An expression like 1/2x is interpreted as 1/(2x) by TI-82, but as (1/2)x by TI-83. While the first interpretation may be expected by some users, only the latter is in agreement with the standard rules stated above.

now we can move on to more important discussion, like who would win a cylon vs skynet war? Obviously hypothetical as we'd be long fucked up!

I'll go for whichever robot had it's resistor calculations done using the TI-82

**Oblivion** · 8th April 2011, 21:43

Originally Posted by bogan

Raises the question, terminator 3 terminator chick, or end of caprica series chick? (cos she is more robotic than hottie blonde cylon from BSG so a more even comparison)

Mind you, skynet has motorcycles while cylons do not, it's a complex debate

As long as it has motorcycles. It'd be boring without them. Where would I get my daily dose of firsthand 16,000 rpm?

**bogan** · 8th April 2011, 21:44

Originally Posted by Oblivion

As long as it has motorcycles. It'd be boring without them. Where would I get my daily dose of firsthand 16,000 rpm?

a cylon handy could probly get those sorta speeds

**huff3r** · 8th April 2011, 21:45

More importantly. Can anyone tell me what the square root of negative one is? I'm sure it's really easy to find, but I just can't figure it out! The calculator just thinks i have mummy issues, keeps coming up with "Ma Error".

(For the lols)

**Oblivion** · 8th April 2011, 21:45

Originally Posted by bogan

a cylon handy could probly get those sorta speeds

But It'd probably be like a Harley though. Makes lots of noise and doesn't go anywhere.

**Brian d marge** · 8th April 2011, 21:46

I got 42

Stephen

and I waited an awful long time

**Oblivion** · 8th April 2011, 21:47

Originally Posted by huff3r

More importantly. Can anyone tell me what the square of negative one is? I'm sure it's really easy to find, but I just can't figure it out! The calculator just thinks i have mummy issues, keeps coming up with "Ma Error".

(For the lols)

-1^2 is +1.

Ack......damn black writing