48÷2(9+3) = ????

[Fuse]

I was going to point that out, but refrained.

[victoriah]

well guess what, fuck math, i'm a scientist lol

[Keeloth]

You're a scientist, Victoriah?  What do you do?

[Subb]

well guess what, fuck math, I'm a scientist lol

A woman after my own heart. I was working in a shop today to get some money during the holidays and someone commented on me being shit at maths.

Ever heard of a thing called a fucking calculator? I haven't done any math in over four years (except for when I give customers change; can't add up for shit).

Pricks.

[victoriah]

srsly, i know right?  i hate math.  i have spreadsheets to do that for me

this is also the same reason there are books; so you don't have to memorize everything  lol

[victoriah]

You're a scientist, Victoriah?  What do you do?

wellllllllll
i work at the CDC in the influenza division.  i perform molecular and enzymatic assays for drug resistance surveillance.

[Saint]

Soooo, you watch small enzymes run around on a slide while you inject them with drugs??

[Ghisteslwchlohm]

You're a scientist, Victoriah?  What do you do?

wellllllllll
I work at the CDC in the influenza division.  I perform molecular and enzymatic assays for drug resistance surveillance.

That's so hot.

[zer0kill]

It pains me that I am first experienced enough with mindless calculations to know it is supposed to be 288, and second enough of a computer scientist to scoff at the person who failed to program whatever calculator got 2. Actually, as I wrote that, I think its impossible for a calculator to work correctly and have that error in there. So the pictures are falsified, either by modifying setting or cheating to make it look like they failed. : (

[Eroz]

It pains me that I am first experienced enough with mindless calculations to know it is supposed to be 288, and second enough of a computer scientist to scoff at the person who failed to program whatever calculator got 2. Actually, as I wrote that, I think its impossible for a calculator to work correctly and have that error in there. So the pictures are falsified, either by modifying setting or cheating to make it look like they failed. : (

Its not impossible, nor did the programmer failed. The 85's take implied multiplication over brackets. Some designer decided that 2(A) should be super important, and thus is take it be first.

[zer0kill]

It pains me that I am first experienced enough with mindless calculations to know it is supposed to be 288, and second enough of a computer scientist to scoff at the person who failed to program whatever calculator got 2. Actually, as I wrote that, I think its impossible for a calculator to work correctly and have that error in there. So the pictures are falsified, either by modifying setting or cheating to make it look like they failed. : (

Its not impossible, nor did the programmer failed. The 85's take implied multiplication over brackets. Some designer decided that 2(A) should be super important, and thus is take it be first.

Why would you ever do that? Who thought that was a good idea >.<

[Lithium]

Yeah it's a common problem (with some calculators) and I saw it happen to people in college.

The simple fix, is to add another set of parenthesis or add the implied multiplier, 2*(A).

So, 48/2*(9+3) would probably give the correct answer.