Isn't it strange that after a bombing, everyone blames the bomber, his upbringing, his environment, his culture, his mental state but … after a shooting, the problem is the gun?
Definition of a home owner, "see the door threshold, without my permission, there and no futher.......
My Uncle Frank was a staunch Conservative and voted straight Republican until the day he died in Chicago. Since then he has voted Democrat. Shrug
[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 05-22-2016).]
If most people see a division symbol and a slash in the same equation as the example given most would assume the slash represents a fraction as most do not know how to type in a fraction as you did.
I agree. Appearance of ÷ and / in the same equation implies that they are somehow to be interpreted differently. Using parentheses makes the intent more explicit.
I have written hundreds of thousands of lines of code in my career, and I have made liberal use of parentheses ... even when not absolutely required. Some of the redundancies may cause future maintenance programmers to exclaim "Duh!" ... but they are not likely to misunderstand my intent.
[This message has been edited by Marvin McInnis (edited 05-22-2016).]
I agree. Appearance of ÷ and / in the same equation implies that they are somehow to be interpreted differently. Using parentheses makes the intent more explicit.
I believe the original equation was supposed to be written as such:
Using the "/" to write the fraction does add a visual twist on the original. Assuming 1/3 is the fraction one third and not just another division in a series of 3 divisors is where I was thrown off. Order of operations is pretty simple - on paper. When you have to adjust for how things are typed on computers that adds in extra confusion beyond just the equation.
At least using * for multiplication instead of "x" makes sense. Using "x" as both a multiplication symbol and variable would open up all kinds of doors for errors.
Is there a formal order of operations for how equations are typed rather than written? To most people "3 ÷ 1/3"is clearly 3 divided by one-third, but are there actual mathematical rules stating it as such and not based on individual interpretation?
Not sure how any "swim away" but I would say 10 unless someone or something removed any.
Correct
10 The fish cant swim away they are in a bowl. They can't down they are fish, even if they did they'd still be in the bowl. If they died they’d just be dead fish.
Trick questions …
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I'm not sure if we are still in a debate here. The answer is 9. Anyone putting parenthesis in there is doing so at there own thought and it skews the equation from how it is actually written.
9 - 3/1/3+1= is the simplified version. No parenthesis were ever shown in the original, so adding them in any fashion other than (3/1)/3 is incorrect. I mean at best ((3/1)/3) if you want to get redundant. Whip out a TI-89 or better if you are still a non-believer.
