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March 10th, 2003, 09:34 PM
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Re: OT: How old are you ?
Yes, math is math. What you did is not math. There are mathematical standards for a reason, you know. 
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March 10th, 2003, 10:11 PM
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Re: OT: How old are you ?
Yep. I didn't post but calculated before Fyron posted.
I was surprised you had aged so rapidly!! (32 is the answer)
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March 10th, 2003, 11:40 PM
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Re: OT: How old are you ?
Yes there are standards.
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What you did is not math.
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Actually yes it was math. If it wasn't math I wouldn't have numbers and a possible right answer if you did the math the way I intended you to do it. Just because I didn't follow the standards of math doesn't mean it's not math at all.
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March 10th, 2003, 11:57 PM
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Re: OT: How old are you ?
Ack. Wasn't this thread for members to introduce themselves... and tell everyone a little about who they are?
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March 11th, 2003, 01:23 AM
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Re: OT: How old are you ?
[quote]Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
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According to standard algebraic precedence of operation, division comes before addition, so the order should be:
((32 x 3) / 2) - 20 + (8 / 2)
48 - 20 + 4 = 32
Exactly. I did proper mathematics, not screwey mathematics. 
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Hey? does this mean I just got laid by an algorythm?  I guess I failed 'standard algebraic precedence of operation'  but I'm a master of the 'minimalist mathematics K.I.S.S. precedence forlulae.' Therefore I got the right answer, because I kept it simple and assumed the person that formed the formula was not a decendant of Einstein. (besides, the fact that the formula had no "()" to divide the equation in proper fashion, it was left open for interpretation. I'm a better intertreter than you fyron, but you are evidently way better than me when it comes to 'Real' math!
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March 11th, 2003, 01:28 AM
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Re: OT: How old are you ?
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Yes there are standards.
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What you did is not math.
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Actually yes it was math. If it wasn't math I wouldn't have numbers and a possible right answer if you did the math the way I intended you to do it. Just because I didn't follow the standards of math doesn't mean it's not math at all.
If it is bad mathematics, it is hardly considerable as math.
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March 11th, 2003, 07:15 AM
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I get 32 as the answer, too. |
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