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[rashidwinter]

I was asked this question:

14-12*2

the answer required was 2 rather than -12

hahaha!

Enjoy xx

[mudmanc4]

actually none of the above is true , who did that math on that one ?

Anyhow , welcome to testmy.net

[CA3LE]

I was asked this question:

14-12*2

the answer required was 2 rather than -12

hahaha!

Enjoy xx

He's referring to the anti-spambot questions by the way guys.

The question was "What is 14 minus 13 times 2" --- acceptable answers to pass is 2 and two.

... you're actually absolutely right. Damn. It would need to be written (14-13)2 or (14-13) * 2 for it to equal 2. DOH! --- 14-13*2= -12

Here's a question, I can't seem to remember what are those are called in math. I always just think of them as pre-equation brackets e.g. ((x / y)(z * w)q)= a

... And you my friend get a sophist account for proving me wrong, even if it was just on the registration anti-spambot questions.

[CA3LE]

actually none of the above is true , who did that math on that one ?

Anyhow , welcome to testmy.net

He just remembered the first number wrong... he was 100% correct though.

I removed that question. Those aren't meant to be tricky like that

[tdawnaz]

wait!!! 14 minus 12 equals 2 times 2 equals 4...now i'm confused...

who said (14-13)*2

it's (14-12)*2=4

or (14-13)*2=2

[nanobot]

He's referring to the anti-spambot questions by the way guys.

The question was "What is 14 minus 13 times 2" --- acceptable answers to pass is 2 and two.

... you're actually absolutely right. Damn. It would need to be written (14-13)2 or (14-13) * 2 for it to equal 2. DOH! --- 14-13*2= -12

Here's a question, I can't seem to remember what are those are called in math. I always just think of them as pre-equation brackets e.g. ((x / y)(z * w)q)= a

... And you my friend get a sophist account for proving me wrong, even if it was just on the registration anti-spambot questions.

Damon, they are just grouping symbols. You can use {} [] or ().

Also, your mathfail as Tdawn said.

Here's a thought: 2(14-13) = 2. True story bro. (And it's harder for bots to recognize the multiplication due to no * symbol.)

Or: 2 x (14-13)

Thanks,

EBrown

[tdawnaz]

hahaha...wanna see me do the "i told ya so" dance??? 'cept rashidwinter said 14-12

[mudmanc4]

He just remembered the first number wrong... he was 100% correct though.

I removed that question. Those aren't meant to be tricky like that

Actually tdawn is correct , people tend to read / equate items as there written , not as the writer intended , as the human mind as a collective hasn't quite worked out that pesky little thing called mental telepathy . /jocularity

You can complicate anything to make it harder for a script to solve , but then you lose 90% of the human population .

Since the(simple brackets) were not in place in the original to define the variables, or the expression correct me if I'm wrong but notation is 100% of math explenation, one should assume the simplest answer is likely the most correct , for a simple equation.

wait!!! 14 minus 12 equals 2 times 2 equals 4...now i'm confused...

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So the above is how it was written and would be solved by the majority.

Hey , either way , good fun ! But not correct lol

EDIT >>>>>>>

I went to the wife with this , why , I dunno lol the short time i have this morning turned into wasting several sides of blank paper , one busted pencil tip , and one sided philosophical discussion for a simple explanation of the complexity of reasoning and turning on the scientific calculator....... huh ? yea

anyhow , to show my point in notation , you could say

14 - (12 * 2) = -10 or

(2 * 12) - 14 = 10

or even +14-12*2 blah blah either way , the above are nothing more then a³ + b³ = (a + b)(a² – ab + b²) correct ? Wrong Notation matters.

But the best way I think might be something like this one........ well that'll have to wait , I have to shower

to be continued .................. maybe lol

[tdawnaz]

oh my werd ahhahaha

[mudmanc4]

oh my werd ahhahaha

Yea I know , I had a neuron pulsating this morning , no worries , it went out like the light in the hall, back to sleep it is

[tdawnaz]

but if there are no brackets to say which calculation to do first you just move in line

14-12=2

2*2=4

[tommie gorman]

Without notations there is no right answer. Trust me.

[tdawnaz]

wrong...trust me...if there is no indication what to do first you just go down the line in order...trust me

[its5four]

I know this is a dead topic but this problem requires the order of operations to solve.

It goes...

P.M.D.A.S. - Parenthesis, Multiplication, Division, Addition then Subtraction.

So then 14-12*2 can be broken down like this..

12*2=24

14-24=-10

Not like it matters though.

[tdawnaz]

i wonder

[tommie gorman]

I love it.

Just put in parenthesis's where need be, and problem solved. .