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Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
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Kaxbe, on 30 April 2011 - 12:56 AM, said:

The reason "÷" is used on calculators is because it is generally understood to be division. However, my point still stands. It is used only in basic math because it implies math between the two numbers directly beside it. For example:

18÷9÷2

What does this equal? It equals 1. Because in basic, elementary grade math when all the processes are of equal value according to any order of operations, it is done left to right.

Ok, how about this.
Kabe or migrant, answer these.

36÷18÷2=
36/18÷2=
36/18/2=

Smash, shut up. it is not trolling. We are not being trolled. We want to talk about this andd that is exactly what we are going to do.

#401
30 April 2011 - 02:46 AM

Kaxbe
Member

Don't let the streams cross.

#402
30 April 2011 - 03:11 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

do it faggot.

#403
30 April 2011 - 03:23 AM

Kaxbe
Member

First one is doable. The second one mixes division symbols, making it difficult to interpret. Third one is just terrible to write the way you wrote it.

1

#404
30 April 2011 - 03:36 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

The second one, by your arguments, can have only one answer.
The devision symbole puts everything on each side into one value before using it.
36÷18÷2=2
36/18÷2=4
36/18/2=Nothing you say? Do you mean that trying to use a fraction in here is a bad idea? Could it be that it does not work and that is that? Yes, yes it could.

Anouther way to interpret the / symbol in the way you have argued it is that it has the absolute lowest presedence. Everythinge on each side must be treated as a single value.

sort of like
() then squares and roots then *÷ then +- then /

This post has been edited by Craft aids: 30 April 2011 - 03:43 AM

#405
30 April 2011 - 03:42 AM

Kaxbe
Member

Since when have I ever said that "/" is lowest precedence? Stop putting words in my mouth.

#406
30 April 2011 - 03:45 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

It devides everything on one side by everything on anouther side. That means it happens last unless brackets/prenthesis say otherwise.

This post has been edited by Craft aids: 30 April 2011 - 03:51 AM

#407
30 April 2011 - 03:51 AM

Starwatcher
Member

edit: enough already. This is boring and a waste of my time.

This post has been edited by Starwatcher: 30 April 2011 - 05:00 AM

#408
30 April 2011 - 04:58 AM

ILB
secretly a man
Member

Quote

36÷18÷2=2
36/18÷2=4

Excuse me, but what?

#409
30 April 2011 - 05:14 PM

esalaka
Banned

/ and * probably have the same precedence when used by most people in here.

Eg. a*b/c is (ab)/c but a/b*c is (a/b)c

...Which boils down partially to what the essence of the original problem was, but I'm not going to start on that again.

#410
30 April 2011 - 05:30 PM

Purin
BCI Member

What it really boils down to is the practicality of the entire ordeal, to which there is none. Otherwise, theoretically speaking, agree to disagree.

#411
30 April 2011 - 05:58 PM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

ILB, on 30 April 2011 - 05:14 PM, said:

Quote

36÷18÷2=2
36/18÷2=4

Excuse me, but what?

Kabe and migrant have been trying to argue a difference between / and ÷.
I don't really by it but there is always the possability they just know something that me and you do not so I am rolling with it until we find a point where it contradicts itself such as 36/18/2. I am stilll waiting for one of them to tell my why this is not disproof of the idea that a symbol for fractions is not the same as a symbol for devision between two terms.

If we could disprove the idea that the / symbol is used like they say it is, we would be done here.

#412
30 April 2011 - 10:28 PM

Meowth
Please go easy on me. I don't like critique. Or my title.
Member

"/" = "÷"

#413
30 April 2011 - 10:30 PM

Purin
BCI Member

Craft aids, on 30 April 2011 - 10:28 PM, said:

If we could disprove the idea that the / symbol is used like they say it is, we would be....

Meowth, on 30 April 2011 - 10:30 PM, said:

"/" = "÷"

Craft aids, on 30 April 2011 - 10:28 PM, said:

...done here.

#414
30 April 2011 - 10:38 PM

ILB
secretly a man
Member

Quote

The problem is, what you put on the other side of the equality sign is wrong in both cases.

#415
30 April 2011 - 11:22 PM

Migrant
Would refuse to attend a gay wedding; makes out with men
Member

Craft aids, on 30 April 2011 - 02:46 AM, said:

36÷18÷2= ERROR
36/18÷2= ERROR
36/18/2= ERROR

There.

Craft aids, on 30 April 2011 - 03:42 AM, said:

36÷18÷2=2

WHAT???
WHAT???
WHAT?????

Craft aids, on 30 April 2011 - 10:28 PM, said:

~~Kabe~~Kaxbe and migrant have been trying to argue a difference between / and ÷.

Uh, NO. I'm trying to make this here clear:

Kaxbe, on 20 April 2011 - 07:19 PM, said:

the obelus is used to express division between only two terms.

And while I quote Kaxbe, he and I are saying two different things, craft. I just liked how he put these words together here. Kaxbe here is still stuck on the "left-to-right" error. I'm saying any ambiguous expression using the / or the ÷ symbols is flawed! Maths does not work left to right, never has, never will. You keep the signs and the operations right, you can do it in any order you like. Which is why any expression with three or more terms with an obelus sign is flawed (unless it is before the last term only and all other operations are multiplications).

3 * 9 / 13.5 = 2 Fair (but probably unadvisable)
3 / 13.5 * 9 = ERROR
13.5 + 13.5 / 9 = ERROR
13.5 / 9 + 13.5 = ERROR

Again:

Kaxbe, on 20 April 2011 - 07:19 PM, said:

the obelus is used to express division between only two terms.

Which means in any expression with more than 2 terms, you should be writting division as a FRACTION instead. I.e. using TWO lines (or more if required). When coming short of that, due to limited text editors not meant for maths, use brackets liberally, so that by the time you get to the division, there are only two terms left inside that bracket.

The obelus is more useful when doing long division (though the newer calculator-dependent generation probably doesn't even remember how to do it). In continental european countries, the ":" symbol is often used to describe division in this case. The english and their former colonies tend to use "÷", and the slash symbol for division I believe is a creation of computer science (though I might be wrong on this one)

Example said:

257 : 12 = 21.4166...
24
.17
.12
..50
..48
...20
...12
....80
....72
.....80
.....72
...

colour coded for easy reading.

This post has been edited by Migrant: 01 May 2011 - 01:52 AM

#416
01 May 2011 - 01:46 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

Kaxbe, on 30 April 2011 - 12:56 AM, said:

18÷9÷2 equals 1. Because in basic, elementary grade math when all the processes are of equal value according to any order of operations, it is done left to right.

And at this point, I agree. They are the same symbol and have the same presedence without argument and must be read from left to right.
18÷9÷2 = (18÷9)÷2=2÷2=1
so
36÷18÷2=(36÷18)÷2=2÷2=1

Aw fuck. Well, it does not = ERROR either so we were both wrong. Well, he was the intention.
36÷18÷2= 1
36/18÷2= 2
36/18/2= does not make any god danmed sence and kind of shows that the a symbole for fractions should never be used in horisontal math.

Meowth, on 30 April 2011 - 10:30 PM, said:

"/" = "÷"

I agree with thatbut people disagree so unless you can offfer anything more then your own certenty we have proven nothing by this.

This post has been edited by Craft aids: 01 May 2011 - 03:16 AM

#417
01 May 2011 - 03:13 AM

Meowth
Please go easy on me. I don't like critique. Or my title.
Member

Quote

I agree with thatbut people disagree so unless you can offfer anything more then your own certenty we have proven nothing by this.

Don't worry. I made it past elementary school level math. You can count on me.

#418
01 May 2011 - 03:20 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

Yes, you made it past elementary school and can find google. Congratulations. We will all take your word for everything. On the other hand, google is hard to argue with. Guess it's Kabe's turn again.

This post has been edited by Craft aids: 01 May 2011 - 03:32 AM

#419
01 May 2011 - 03:29 AM

Meowth
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Member

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 03:29 AM, said:

Yes, you made it past elementary school and can find google. Congratulations. We will all take your word for everything. On the other hand, google is hard to argue with. Guess it's Kabe's turn again.

Do you have a reason to disagree? It's pretty simple from what I can see.

#420
01 May 2011 - 03:36 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

Also, that third part totaly ignored the idea that the / symbole is a fraction symbol. It treats it just like the ÷.
Of corse, if you wanted to express a fraction of the form
2+1x*+5y
2x
You could use the ÷ by stating
(2+1x*5y)÷(2x)
so the idea of a fraction symbol in horisontal math is superfluous.

This post has been edited by Craft aids: 01 May 2011 - 03:54 AM

#421
01 May 2011 - 03:40 AM

Meowth
Please go easy on me. I don't like critique. Or my title.
Member

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 03:40 AM, said:

so the idea of a fraction symbol in horisontal math is superifilus.

It totally is.

Now you're saying that "/" could be a fraction sign OR a division operator. The problem, with an actual pencil and paper, you could just write a fraction like ¼ so there would be no issue with differentiating them.

Also, what does this have to do with the initial equation?

This post has been edited by Meowth: 01 May 2011 - 03:53 AM

#422
01 May 2011 - 03:47 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

Meowth, on 01 May 2011 - 03:36 AM, said:

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 03:29 AM, said:

Yes, you made it past elementary school and can find google. Congratulations. We will all take your word for everything. On the other hand, google is hard to argue with. Guess it's Kabe's turn again.

Do you have a reason to disagree? It's pretty simple from what I can see.

That's part of the issue. I don't. I am just trying to look at other peoples sides like I have the whole time. That is also why I said "Guess it's Kabe's turn again". He seems to be the person who has heard of the difference between the two before now.

Acctualy, you know what? According to kabe.
2/4/8 is
2
4
8
this it totaly a mathmatical error.
The usage of a horisontal fraction symbol is bullshit and the problem that this thread is about didn't use it anyway.
Regardless of what "/" is it has been shown earlyer that 48÷2*12 has to be the same as 48*.5*12 because 1-2+3 is the same as 1+(-2)+3 and not the same as 1-(2+3) because the subtraction symbol is actualy just a negative symbol that is implying addition and so subtraction is actualy the same operation as addition and could not possably have lower presedence. The answer was 288 regardless of the meaning of / and / should never ever be used in horisontal math to indecate a fraction. Arguments?

This post has been edited by Craft aids: 01 May 2011 - 03:55 AM

#423
01 May 2011 - 03:52 AM

Meowth
Please go easy on me. I don't like critique. Or my title.
Member

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 03:52 AM, said:

The answer was 288 and / should never ever be used in horisontal math to indecate a fraction. Arguments?

I think it can be used if you have people who are bright enough to assume it means division. And if it does mean a fraction, to have it either stated or for it to be turned into a decimal.

#424
01 May 2011 - 03:56 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

Meowth, on 01 May 2011 - 03:47 AM, said:

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 03:40 AM, said:

so the idea of a fraction symbol in horisontal math is superifilus.

First, give my a freaking break. Its a giant ass weird word that isn't even spelled like is sounds and this is math, not english.

Second, you were ninjad

#425
01 May 2011 - 03:57 AM

Meowth
Please go easy on me. I don't like critique. Or my title.
Member

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 03:57 AM, said:

First, give my a freaking break. Its a giant ass weird word that isn't even spelled like is sounds and this is math, not english.

Second, you were ninjad

What?

#426
01 May 2011 - 03:58 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

Meowth, on 01 May 2011 - 03:56 AM, said:

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 03:52 AM, said:

The answer was 288 and / should never ever be used in horisontal math to indecate a fraction. Arguments?

I think it can be used if you have people who are bright enough to assume it means division. And if it does mean a fraction, to have it either stated or for it to be turned into a decimal.

One is not bright because they assume the same things you do. One it bright because they understand what is actualy going on and/or because they can figure out why things are the way they are on there own.

Meowth, on 01 May 2011 - 03:58 AM, said:

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 03:57 AM, said:

First, give my a freaking break. Its a giant ass weird word that isn't even spelled like is sounds and this is math, not english.

Second, you were ninjad

What?

Ninjaed. It is fourm speek that I picked up while I was on thie very fourm that appenrantly means that while you were editing your post someone else had already psoted on whatever you were going to talk about.
I think it is odd to but that's what I have seen it called.

Either way, / is just not good enough to be used as a fraction symbol. It is sub par.
If someon was to write

3     6
_  /  _
4     3

Then that might be one thing but as is, the symbol does not properly do its job.
If someone could go get a custom
¼
then that would be fine becuse those stack a bit and clearly show themeslfs as a single value but as it is "/" is not equiped to do it's job.

This post has been edited by Craft aids: 01 May 2011 - 04:16 AM

#427
01 May 2011 - 04:09 AM

Kaxbe
Member

Stop putting words in my mouth.

#428
01 May 2011 - 04:13 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

Well then correct us already!
This is what we all seem to think you mean.
What exactly does devides everything on the right by everything on the left mean to you?

#429
01 May 2011 - 04:18 AM

ClosetLucy
Member

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 03:52 AM, said:

Acctualy, you know what? According to kabe.
2/4/8 is
2
4
8
this it totaly a mathmatical error.

Spell-check yourself before you wreck yourself!

#430
01 May 2011 - 04:19 AM

NoCreativeNames
Member

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 03:52 AM, said:

2/4/8 is
2
4
8
this it totaly a mathmatical error.

You mean (2/4) / 8?
I see no problem with that. :|

Also about / being used as a fraction...

3/4 = 0.75

3 quarters.

This post has been edited by NoCreativeNames: 01 May 2011 - 04:24 AM

#431
01 May 2011 - 04:21 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

There is no problem with (2/4) / 8
Under my original understanding / was just a devision symbol.
We are waiting for xabe to say something other then "stop putting words in my mouth" now.

#432
01 May 2011 - 04:24 AM

NoCreativeNames
Member

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 04:24 AM, said:

xabe

At least learn to spell peoples' NAMES right.
It's Kaxbe.
K-A-X-B-E.

And if you thought I was trying to say that his name is Zabie you're fucking retarded.

This post has been edited by NoCreativeNames: 01 May 2011 - 04:29 AM

#433
01 May 2011 - 04:27 AM

ClosetLucy
Member

Jesus fucking christ his name is RIGHT there.

#434
01 May 2011 - 04:29 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

NoCreativeNames, on 01 May 2011 - 04:21 AM, said:

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 03:52 AM, said:

2/4/8 is
2
4
8
this it totaly a mathmatical error.

You mean (2/4) / 8?
I see no problem with that. :|

Also about / being used as a fraction...

3/4 = 0.75

3 quarters.

The difference between devision and fractions is null until you involve more then one term on each side.
The equation 2x+4y÷2y+x is not the same as the fraction
2x+4y
2y+x

That equation, in every one of the theorys we have used, is
2x+4y÷2y+x = 2x+2+x = 3x+2
and the fraction is
2x+4y
2y+x

2(x+2y)
1(2y+x)

2~~(x+2y)~~
1~~(2y+x)~~

2

NoCreativeNames, on 01 May 2011 - 04:27 AM, said:

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 04:24 AM, said:

xabe

[img]http://oapboap.org/img/CT.767.png[/img
At least learn to spell peoples' NAMES right.
It's Kaxbe.
K-A-X-B-E.

And if you thought I was trying to say that his name is Zabie you're fucking retarded.

People have called him many things.
Sometimes he is called Gabe.

#435
01 May 2011 - 04:32 AM

ClosetLucy
Member

So he used a "/" as a division symbol. Was it really hard to understand the question that way? I hate math

#436
01 May 2011 - 04:32 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

Math is very anal about what symbols mean.
Then agien, so is engrish. For example, about two people just about chewed through their skin because I used the wrong symbol in those two words. If there was a third one in this post, it was unintentional.

#437
01 May 2011 - 04:36 AM

ClosetLucy
Member

But this is just a topic about math not math class. People were getting mad at you over not spelling correctly because you were basically being hypocritical in the sense.

#438
01 May 2011 - 04:38 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

Oh can we jsut wait for xabe to explain himself already?
He said people were puting words in his mouth. Maybe he will but some words in his own mouth soon.
Of corse, his whole perpose in making the thread was to troll so it is also possable that he is jsut full of shit and if he doesn't ever respond it would show that that is all he was doing and we can move on knowing that /=÷(even though they don't have values) and the original problem = 288.

#439
01 May 2011 - 04:46 AM

ClosetLucy
Member

I hardly think Kaxbe intended to troll.

#440
01 May 2011 - 04:49 AM

Meowth
Please go easy on me. I don't like critique. Or my title.
Member

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the argument at hand?

#441
01 May 2011 - 04:50 AM

matty_batty0
Member

I don't think he was trolling, he gave reasons for his opinion.

This post has been edited by matty_batty0: 01 May 2011 - 04:53 AM

#442
01 May 2011 - 04:52 AM

Purin
BCI Member

It appears Kraft Aide's beef is based more so upon having a personal grudge with someone, rather than having a problem with the actual topic.

#443
01 May 2011 - 04:54 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

No, I am fairly sure he said he was trolling at some point.
That or the many people that declared that the problem was meant to troll have confused me. Time to go look for a quote.

#444
01 May 2011 - 05:11 AM

ClosetLucy
Member

I don't give a shit what /other/ people say. I know Kaxbe wasn't trolling with this topic, because for one this doesn't exactly fit the unofficial definition of "trolling" and for two this doesn't look like any of Kaxbe's gag topics. If he even has any, I forget.

#445
01 May 2011 - 05:16 AM

NoCreativeNames
Member

2/4/8 = February 4th, 2008.

I win.

#446
01 May 2011 - 05:16 AM

Meowth
Please go easy on me. I don't like critique. Or my title.
Member

Meowth, on 01 May 2011 - 04:50 AM, said:

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the argument at hand?

#447
01 May 2011 - 05:18 AM

Craft aids
That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
Banned

Turns out other people were the ones saying it was a troll.
Either way, we still need to wait for the guy with the original idea.

matty_batty0, on 12 April 2011 - 01:39 PM, said:

Seems a bit odd for that link to say that this is used for trolling sometimes... but then again, people seem to be getting pretty frustrated here :smirk:

Migrant, on 13 April 2011 - 08:36 PM, said:

Yes, the whole point of the expression is to troll people. Doesn't mean we have to fall for it.
[citation needed] - http://en.wikipedia....i/Commutativity (not a straight out example, but showing that solving left to right is nonsense).

Valumior, on 15 April 2011 - 11:59 AM, said:

~~~~
The answer to this piece of trolling bullshit is not 2 and will never be 2, unless there's a bracket explicitly stating that. Do you see one? Cause I DON'T.

AND FOR FUCKS SAKE THERE ARE NO ALTERNATIVE ORDERS OF OPERATION THERE IS ONLY ONE, IF THERE WERE IT WOULD DEFY THE VERY THING MATH STANDS FOR.
~~~

Valumior, on 15 April 2011 - 05:51 PM, said:

~~~~~~~
And lets lay off with those acronyms. They're what causes this troll to work in the first place. People get confused by the poorly written equation and remember the rule wrong. Good thing I live in a country without those acronyms. Anyone I asked around with this answered 288.
~~~~~~

Migrant, on 17 April 2011 - 05:23 AM, said:

But Valumior, I thought we had already agreed that 48 ÷ 2 * 12 = ERROR ???? I am dissapoint.

Also: Holy shit! 7 pages and 300 posts on this trolling! We're all idiots :S

Migrant, on 17 April 2011 - 10:36 AM, said:

Man i realized this was trolling when I first posted here, but I wanted to play along anyhow. Don't get me wrong, it's not unentertaining, it's just very, very stupid.

Smash Genesis, on 30 April 2011 - 01:01 AM, said:

Star, the whole thing is a troll meme. There's no point in getting worked up.

ClosetLucy, on 01 May 2011 - 05:16 AM, said:

No, he does. And he has been pissed at me for being to seriose in them a few times.
Grr grr
rage rage
gtfo aids

Meowth, on 01 May 2011 - 05:18 AM, said:

Meowth, on 01 May 2011 - 04:50 AM, said:

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the argument at hand?

There isn't one. We are loudly waiting at this point.

#448
01 May 2011 - 05:21 AM

Meowth
Please go easy on me. I don't like critique. Or my title.
Member

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 05:21 AM, said:

There isn't one. We are loudly waiting at this point.

For what?

#449
01 May 2011 - 05:22 AM

NoCreativeNames
Member

Meowth, on 01 May 2011 - 05:22 AM, said:

Craft aids, on 01 May 2011 - 05:21 AM, said:

There isn't one. We are loudly waiting at this point.

For what?

Nothing.

#450
01 May 2011 - 05:25 AM

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