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wrinklynewt 
(11/05/2015) [-] the P in pemdas means parentheses
pemdas is always the order of operations
pemdas is always the order of operations
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abnormalgames (11/06/2015) [-] I was taught GEMS
Grouping
Exponents
Multiplication and division
Subtraction and addition
The reason Multiplication and division are combined such as Subtraction and addition are together was to show they are on the same level of order as feeble second grade minds couldn't handle pemdas
Grouping
Exponents
Multiplication and division
Subtraction and addition
The reason Multiplication and division are combined such as Subtraction and addition are together was to show they are on the same level of order as feeble second grade minds couldn't handle pemdas
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sciencexplain (11/06/2015) [-] BIDMAS/BEDMAS is typically the British taught one. Where you from?
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doctorcamden (11/08/2015) [-] Im from New Zealand, though i did school in London for 3 years. also New Zealand is a colonial country settled little over 200 years ago so there's still heaps of UK in our system
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sciencexplain (11/06/2015) [-] Sounds about right. Canada seem to do everything right. BIDMAS is so much simpler because you really can't miss anything, whereas shorter ones have the potential for the kids to forget certain ones that fall under categories such as "exponents". Big words can be confusing for kids, but BIDMAS is pretty easy because they're familiar with all the terms, maybe except for indices.
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slycoop (11/06/2015) [-] I was taught PEMDAS, but you're right that GEMS is a lot better.
If everyone learned it that way, it would mostly prevent the problem of grown ******* adults on the internet who argue that the answer to pic related in 2 because they weren't properly taught the grouping of multiplication and division, and addition and subtraction.
If everyone learned it that way, it would mostly prevent the problem of grown ******* adults on the internet who argue that the answer to pic related in 2 because they weren't properly taught the grouping of multiplication and division, and addition and subtraction.
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ImmortalBaconEater (11/06/2015) [-] Either answer really isn't wrong. This question is wrong. There is a reason you don't write division like that. When written as in this problem it is impossible to know whether the fraction is 48/2 or if 2(9+3) is all within the denominator of the fraction. Either answer can technically be correct because the question is wrong in the first place. Write your damned fractions properly and we won't have these issues.
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Scorch (11/06/2015) [-] Allthough I agree with you that it's an annoying way to write it you're actually wrong according to general math rules.
Multiplication and division written in this form simply goes left to right like comments 108 and149 show
Sources: google, every math book I have, python math operations, my calculator
Multiplication and division written in this form simply goes left to right like comments 108 and149 show
Sources: google, every math book I have, python math operations, my calculator
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JonathanNowFuckYou (11/06/2015) [-] The Matrix has been referenced twice in the last half an hour of Funnyjunk browsing.
You're the third.
You're the third.
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ilaughyouwin (11/06/2015) [-] That roll, dude... Just sad...
BTW, yes, that's the point.
BTW, yes, that's the point.
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jimmyers (11/06/2015) [-] That's how i saw it since / means it's a fraction and the obelus means left to right, even though the dots in the obelus mean the stuff to the left is the numerator and the stuff to the right is the denominator. In our case, it should be the fraction 48/2 * 12
Found this too. www.matthewcompher.com/posts/trouble-with-semantics-the-obelus-or-division-symbol-%C3%B7/
Found this too. www.matthewcompher.com/posts/trouble-with-semantics-the-obelus-or-division-symbol-%C3%B7/
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emiyashirou ONLINE (11/06/2015) [-] Actually, there is no official rule for the correct order of operations in that question, there are 2 correct answers. Source: I've asked two professors who both have doctorates in mathematical degrees.
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ImmortalBaconEater (11/06/2015) [-] Exactly correct. When you write fractions like in that question it is unclear as to what is included in the fraction.
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medexplain (11/06/2015) [-] Technically speaking, you could shorten it to GES, since exponents are just multiplication/division and can be grouped in as well.
There is no point to this. It probably makes it harder to understand.
But you could.
There is no point to this. It probably makes it harder to understand.
But you could.
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medexplain (11/06/2015) [-] It is.
There is no point to my suggestion.
I just wanted to say that you could.
Because I could.
There is no point to my suggestion.
I just wanted to say that you could.
Because I could.
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chris chris ONLINE (11/06/2015) [-] you mean the "B" in BEDMAS means brackets.
uncultured swine
Brackets, Exponents, Division and Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction
people who think differently than me must mean they are wrong!
uncultured swine
Brackets, Exponents, Division and Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction
people who think differently than me must mean they are wrong!
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thebaconstripman (11/06/2015) [-] I was always taught that as BEDMAS, the B being the P.
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ultimatebuttercup ONLINE (11/05/2015) [-] Pemdas says what comes first. Parenthesis come first but m (multiply) and d (divide) are both before a (adding) and s (subtracting)
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windmagevaati (11/06/2015) [-] I live in Chicago, and in 2nd and 3rd grade we were mostly learning multiplication only
We didn't learn the order of operations until maybe 6th, and they continued to teach it to us like it was new all the way to 9th
Never send your children to inner city public schools in America, you learn stuff high school that you should have learned in elementary
We didn't learn the order of operations until maybe 6th, and they continued to teach it to us like it was new all the way to 9th
Never send your children to inner city public schools in America, you learn stuff high school that you should have learned in elementary
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anon (11/06/2015) [-]
watching you guys argue about pemdas in the comments made me realize
You guys will rage about anything
You guys will rage about anything
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milvus ONLINE (11/06/2015) [-]
She must be the worst asian ever. I bet she even hates taking pictures.
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Minnesota ONLINE (11/06/2015) [-] Are we gonna ignore that fact that OP tagged Japan on something that looks clearly Korean?
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innocentbabies (11/06/2015) [-]
Fake and gay.
She's asian, she obviously should know how to do math better than this
She's asian, she obviously should know how to do math better than this
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mrlosthaze (11/06/2015) [-] **mrlosthaze used "*roll picture*"**
**mrlosthaze rolled image**why does it always look like these gameshows pump their water from a septic tank?
**mrlosthaze rolled image**why does it always look like these gameshows pump their water from a septic tank?
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freebrainsforall (11/06/2015) [-] I can't believe there are retards who will actually argue against basic order of operations
Man you guys are dumb
Man you guys are dumb
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xardian (11/06/2015) [-]
yea cause 90% of all math teachers worldwide are incompetent idiots...
most people do not get basic math without excessive studying, but these people then go on to become teachers on something they can't really grasp. (often elementary school or middleschool teachers don't understand the conepts behind why the rules in math are the way they are but they are still allowed to teach in some countries...
most people do not get basic math without excessive studying, but these people then go on to become teachers on something they can't really grasp. (often elementary school or middleschool teachers don't understand the conepts behind why the rules in math are the way they are but they are still allowed to teach in some countries...
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landartheconqueror ONLINE (11/06/2015) [-] how long has this pemdas thing existed? i learned bedmas. which doesn't actually change the above equation
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supershorty ONLINE (11/06/2015) [-] pemdas is the exact same thing
Brackets = Parentheses
and the M/S doesn't matter which order they're in cause they are done at the same time.
Brackets = Parentheses
and the M/S doesn't matter which order they're in cause they are done at the same time.
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vortexrain (11/06/2015) [-] I was taught that you only put brackets around groups of parentheses. Like this:
[2+(9^2+9)-(6^2-6)]+[(6^2+4)+(10^2+20^2)]
[2+(9^2+9)-(6^2-6)]+[(6^2+4)+(10^2+20^2)]
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mrdrprofbraeden ONLINE (11/06/2015) [-]
it's equally correct to use parentheses for all or brackets for all, the only reason you were told that was for it to become cleaner and easier to read (but it's not strictly wrong).
