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« Reply #45 on: April 15, 2011, 02:37:33 pm »
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You asked a smartass question now you get smartass answers  smiley-twist
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« Reply #46 on: April 15, 2011, 04:45:31 pm »
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Oh well aint this weird.
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« Reply #47 on: April 15, 2011, 05:13:28 pm »
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Quote from: biocow on April 14, 2011, 11:37:02 am
I've seen this on 2 different forums and it seems about 50/50 that people get it right. And hilariously the people who don't are adamant they are right. Let's see what happens here.

Please solve: 48÷2(9+3) = ?

9+3= 12

48/2 = 24

24*12 = 288
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« Reply #48 on: April 15, 2011, 05:16:57 pm »
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Nice try.
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« Reply #49 on: April 19, 2011, 09:21:21 pm »
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Correct, therefore I still wonder why biocow thinks 50% of the people get it right

I have found that 50% of the time, people don't have actual data to backup statements that begin with "half the time...".
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« Reply #50 on: April 20, 2011, 12:21:40 pm »
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Quote from: biocow on April 14, 2011, 01:02:18 pm
...  It's math. There can only be 1 answer.

What about

f(x) = sin (x)

What's the root?  That has infinite answers. 

Or a quadratic.  That always gives two answers (both aren't always plausible, but you still get two answers).  Lots of mathy stuffs yield two+ answers.
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« Reply #51 on: April 20, 2011, 01:22:05 pm »
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Basic math.
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« Reply #52 on: April 20, 2011, 02:03:04 pm »
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You guys have the units all wrong:

9 cups shortening + 3 eggs
add 24 cups flour, stir and bake
makes biscuits for 48 people

the answer is: biscuit
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« Reply #53 on: April 21, 2011, 03:17:40 am »
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Your question fails the basic test. Does it compile?

Code:
sketch_apr21b:2: error: stray '\' in program
sketch_apr21b.cpp: In function 'void setup()':
sketch_apr21b:2: error: expected `;' before 'u00f72'

Therefore there can be no answer. Excepting 42 of course. smiley-wink
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« Reply #54 on: April 21, 2011, 08:49:56 am »
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I've just googled this and a site pointed out that implied multiplication has a higher precedence than division. For example, 2/5x would normally be interpreted as 2/(5x)
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« Reply #55 on: April 21, 2011, 09:50:35 am »
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Implied multiplication may have an implied higher precedence than division, not a mathematical precedence...
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« Reply #56 on: April 21, 2011, 12:23:20 pm »
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...plus, you shouldn't always believe what you google.
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« Reply #57 on: April 21, 2011, 02:39:36 pm »
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Quote from: AWOL on April 21, 2011, 12:23:20 pm
...plus, you shouldn't always believe what you google.
...but...but...google is always right!
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« Reply #58 on: April 21, 2011, 03:05:00 pm »
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Not just google.... the InterWebs! If it's on the InterWebs it MUST be true!
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« Reply #59 on: April 21, 2011, 04:07:42 pm »
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What's the interwebs?

Google is the internets
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