mega thread Last Poster Wins

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

 

 

so nothing.   It's just klingon. 

Ok. 

[Sir Punicpunch 1,688]

CTaM,

it means Count to a Million

[Hidey 2,836]

Ok. 

 

you're strangely indifferent 

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

 

 

you're strangely indifferent 

I'm completely indifferent to some things and intimately involved in others. It's all part of the insanity. 

 

 

Soooo the guys at CTaM almost made me break my keyboard...

I see what you mean. I don't think  keycap remover tools actually exist...

[Sir Punicpunch 1,688]

No, I don't think they do.

They asked what kind of keys I had on my keyboard (I have green) and I used a soda can tab to almost annihilate my F1 key.

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

 

 

They asked what kind of keys I had on my keyboard (I have green) and I used a soda can tab to almost annihilate my F1 key.

You shouldn't listen to those people. All that counting couldn't have been good for their sanity... 

[Sir Punicpunch 1,688]

I...don't really know what to say about that...

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

It's fine. I must leave you now. I've got to get some sleep!  -_-

[Sir Punicpunch 1,688]

Bye...

I still have 2 more hours...

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

Well, it won't be quite yet, after all... I have some things to do...

[~~~~~~~~~~ 1,174]

Yes. Counting is the root of all evil.

No, numbers are the [square] root of all evil.

Don't believe me?

Try to solve this; 48÷2(9+3) = ?

Good luck.

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

 

 

Try to solve this; 48÷2(9+3) = ?

It equals orange soda. 

[Hidey 2,836]

(ಠ⌣ಠ)

[Sir Punicpunch 1,688]

 

 

48÷2(9+3) = ?

One more post...

 

48÷2(9+3) = ?

24(12) = ?

288 = ?

 

It's 288

G'Night

[~~~~~~~~~~ 1,174]

48 ÷ 2(9+3)=

48 ÷ 2(12)=

(48 ÷ 2)(12)=

24 * 12=

288

 

And

 

48 ÷ 2(9+3)=

48 ÷ 2(12)=

48 ÷ 24=

2

 

(If you use PEMDAS)

 

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[PROJECT: Simon 3,955]

2 lazy to show my math skills. 

[Hidey 2,836]

ew math 

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

 

 

8 ÷ 2(9+3)= 48 ÷ 2(12)= (48 ÷ 2)(12)= 24 * 12= 288 And 48 ÷ 2(9+3)= 48 ÷ 2(12)= 48 ÷ 24= 2 (If you use PEMDAS)

Orange. Soda. :okiedokielokie:   

[Hidey 2,836]

I am the last poster to win

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

I am the last poster to post, therefore I have won the last poster wins game.  

[Hidey 2,836]

that's what I was saying.

 

You are just riding my coattails you coattail rider. This bandwagon isn't big enough for both our egos.

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

Guess what, pink!? I'm a princess now! 

 

 

Edited January 30, 2015 by Safer-Stormgiggle

[Hidey 2,836]

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

[FortyTwo42 1,287]

Hey, guys. I've heard some good things about this game, so I'm here to join in on the fun!

 

Now, since this is the last post, that means I win, right? That was surprisingly easy. You're not that good at this game, are you?

 

It looks like I came at a good time. There's some maths for me to talk about and make lots of comments on that no-one will read. Let's get to it!

 

No, numbers are the [square] root of all evil.
Don't believe me?
Try to solve this; 48÷2(9+3) = ?
Good luck.

Quick terminology recap for dividend and divisor to help make my point clear: The dividend is the number to be divided, and the divisor is the number by which the dividend is divided. So for example, in 42/41, the 42 is the dividend and the 41 is the divisor. In (42-2)/(4(5-3)), 42-2 is the dividend and 4(5-3) is the divisor.

 

I argue that this is equal to 288. I think that if you have a division immediately followed by a multiplication, then that multiplication indicates that whatever follows next is no longer part of the divisor. If you wanted the multiplication to be part of the divisor, you'd have to explicitly bracket the entire divisor to indicate that. So for the above equation, if you intended for 48 to be divided by (9+3), it would be written '48÷(2(9+3))'.

 

But still, I can see where the other side is coming from. If you need to have multiplication happen in the dividend, so you intend for 48 to be multiplied by (9+3), you have no reason to put that multiplication after the division. Just write '48(9+3)÷2'. It makes the equation much clearer, as the whole dividend is on one side of the division sign, and the whole divisor is on the other side.

 

With these two clear ways of writing it, it makes sense that when it is written in the unusual form '48÷2(9+3)', confusion starts to arise. I believe that, strictly speaking, the (9+3) belongs in the dividend of the equation. But if that's the case, why write it after the division sign? Maybe the writer's real intention was for the (9+3) to be in the divisor instead if it's placed in that unusual spot. It makes more sense to accidentally forget a set of brackets than to accidentally put a part of the equation in the wrong spot.

 

 

 

Really, if you want to pose a mathematical question to someone with no ambiguity, you should do it like this!

 

Yeah, I'm a bit of an egghead.

Edited January 30, 2015 by FortyTwo42