OT: How old are you ?

[Alpha Kodiak]

Originally posted by David E. Gervais:

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Originally posted by Ragnarok:
Well my age could be said to be like this in a couple months:
I'm 32 X 3 / 2 - 20 + 8 / 2.

When I ran the numbers I got 18!! This number was arrived at by doing the calculations in the order they appear.. 32x3 = 96, 96 / 2 = 48, 48 - 20 = 28, 28 + 8 = 36, 36 / 2 = 18!

I tried to get 32 but the closest I could get was 34.. ((32 x 3) / 2) - ((20 + 8) / 2) = 34!

So my question is How you get 32 as the answer Fyron?

Cheers!

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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

[Fyron]

Originally posted by Alpha Kodiak:

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Originally posted by David E. Gervais:

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Originally posted by Ragnarok:
Well my age could be said to be like this in a couple months:
I'm 32 X 3 / 2 - 20 + 8 / 2.

When I ran the numbers I got 18!! This number was arrived at by doing the calculations in the order they appear.. 32x3 = 96, 96 / 2 = 48, 48 - 20 = 28, 28 + 8 = 36, 36 / 2 = 18!

I tried to get 32 but the closest I could get was 34.. ((32 x 3) / 2) - ((20 + 8) / 2) = 34!

So my question is How you get 32 as the answer Fyron?

Cheers!

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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

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Exactly. I did proper mathematics, not screwey mathematics.

[Ragnarok]

Well, when I gave the problem I never told you it was proper math now did I? Math is math.

And yes David, you got it right. Buy a drink on me at the Cantina for figuring out the problem.

[Fyron]

Math is math.

Yes, math is math. What you did is not math. There are mathematical standards for a reason, you know.

[Ruatha]

Yep. I didn't post but calculated before Fyron posted.
I was surprised you had aged so rapidly!! (32 is the answer)

[Ragnarok]

Yes there are standards.

What you did is not math.

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.

[Stone Mill]

Ack. Wasn't this thread for members to introduce themselves... and tell everyone a little about who they are?

[David E. Gervais]

[quote]Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:

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.

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!

LOL Cheers!

[Fyron]

Originally posted by Ragnarok:
Yes there are standards.

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What you did is not math.

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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If it is bad mathematics, it is hardly considerable as math.

You can have numbers and a possible right answer without it being math, actually.

[Kamog]

I get 32 as the answer, too.