An interesting Math question.

[Mitdylan]

Check this out.
Take 4 and multiply it by 4 and then add 4 then divide it by 4.
4 X 4 + 4 / 4 = 5
Crazy, ain't it?

[Zerok]

It equals 17.

[Xatanxa]

At 9/15/09 03:50 PM, Mitdylan wrote: Check this out.
Take 4 and multiply it by 4 and then add 4 then divide it by 4.
4 X 4 + 4 / 4 = 5
Crazy, ain't it?

You should have divided by 0

Oh Shi....

[AlphaCentauri]

At 9/15/09 03:51 PM, Zerok wrote: It equals 17.

Parentheses are crucial.

[Alamadu]

At 9/15/09 03:50 PM, Mitdylan wrote: Check this out.
Take 4 and multiply it by 4 and then add 4 then divide it by 4.
4 X 4 + 4 / 4 = 5
Crazy, ain't it?

do it in binary it isn't nearly as cool

(100 X 100 + 100)100 = 101 \

also with out parentheses it isn't correct

[MyTimeToShine]

At 9/15/09 03:51 PM, Zerok wrote: It equals 17.

I got 16.715319 myself

[Holonboy]

At 9/15/09 03:50 PM, Mitdylan wrote: Check this out.
Take 4 and multiply it by 4 and then add 4 then divide it by 4.
4 X 4 + 4 / 4 = 5
Crazy, ain't it?

Zerok is wrong if it is read left to right.
It is 5.

You are wrong if you use PENDAS.
It is 17.

[Mitdylan]

Well that's odd
4 times 4 is 16.
plus 4 is 20.
20 divided by 4 is 5.

[The-Condor]

At 9/15/09 03:50 PM, Mitdylan wrote: Check this out.
Take 4 and multiply it by 4 and then add 4 then divide it by 4.
4 X 4 + 4 / 4 = 5
Crazy, ain't it?

4 X 4 + 4 / 4 = 17

Your logic and math skills are flawed

[Alamadu]

order of operations powers
parentheses multiplication
division
addition
subtraction

with out parentheses it is 4 X4 (16) plus 4/4 (1) 1 plus 16 = 17

[Xatanxa]

At 9/15/09 03:54 PM, Holonboy wrote: PENDAS.

Its BODMAS

[The-Condor]

At 9/15/09 03:56 PM, Xatanxa wrote:

At 9/15/09 03:54 PM, Holonboy wrote: PENDAS.

Its BODMAS

Its BEDMAS over here.

[M-Y]

At 9/15/09 03:51 PM, Zerok wrote: It equals 17.

no it doesn't, here's the solution

4X4=16 then +4=20 then divide by 4=5

[GiantDouche]

At 9/15/09 03:54 PM, The-Condor wrote: 4 X 4 + 4 / 4 = 17

Your logic and math skills are flawed

Use PINGAS to find the answer.

[Sneak-a-Toke]

At 9/15/09 03:57 PM, The-Condor wrote:

At 9/15/09 03:56 PM, Xatanxa wrote:

At 9/15/09 03:54 PM, Holonboy wrote: PENDAS.

Its BODMAS

Its BEDMAS over here.

Same, lol, wtf is pendas.

[Zerok]

At 9/15/09 03:54 PM, Holonboy wrote: Zerok is wrong if it is read left to right.
It is 5.

You are wrong if you use PENDAS.
It is 17.

Fair point.

I'm still hung up on the interesting point though. =)

[Alamadu]

At 9/15/09 03:58 PM, M-Y wrote:

At 9/15/09 03:51 PM, Zerok wrote: It equals 17.

no it doesn't, here's the solution

4X4=16 then +4=20 then divide by 4=5

trust me you are wrong

[RubberTrucky]

At 9/15/09 03:54 PM, The-Condor wrote:

At 9/15/09 03:50 PM, Mitdylan wrote: Check this out.
Take 4 and multiply it by 4 and then add 4 then divide it by 4.
4 X 4 + 4 / 4 = 5
Crazy, ain't it?

4 X 4 + 4 / 4 = 17

Your logic and math skills are flawed

Unless of course you separates properly the denominator and the numerator. So actually I don't see any fault there.

Another nifty math trick:
1^2=1
2^2=4
3^2=9
4^2=16
5^2=25
6^2=36
7^2=49
8^2=64
9^2=81

Notice the sequence (0-)1-4-9-6-5-6-9-4-1(-0)
or within it's distances: (1-)3-5-7-9-7-5-3(-1)
Can you prove it?

[Mitdylan]

For the record, before I made this thread, I did this with a calculator and it came up as 5.

[Alamadu]

At 9/15/09 04:06 PM, Mitdylan wrote: For the record, before I made this thread, I did this with a calculator and it came up as 5.

we arent debating your calculations just the order in which you did them

(4*4+4)/4 does in fact equal 5
4*4+4/4 however equals 17

[Zerok]

At 9/15/09 04:06 PM, Mitdylan wrote: For the record, before I made this thread, I did this with a calculator and it came up as 5.

You haven't really been paying close attention to the responses, have you?

Also, if you use a proper calculator and punch in the operations (without hitting equals) in sequence it will spit out 17.

[RubberTrucky]

At 9/15/09 04:06 PM, Mitdylan wrote: For the record, before I made this thread, I did this with a calculator and it came up as 5.

to be honest, all you do is
(x*x+x)/x=x(x+1)/x=x+1

[Mitdylan]

At 9/15/09 04:09 PM, Zerok wrote:
Also, if you use a proper calculator and punch in the operations (without hitting equals) in sequence it will spit out 17.

Not on mine.
It's still 5.

[Zerok]

At 9/15/09 04:12 PM, Mitdylan wrote: Not on mine.
It's still 5.

I guess it's just a plain ol' vanilla calculator, huh? 12 or 15 buttons?

This thread is so nerdy, hah.

[Yiffy]

At 9/15/09 04:12 PM, Mitdylan wrote:

At 9/15/09 04:09 PM, Zerok wrote:
Also, if you use a proper calculator and punch in the operations (without hitting equals) in sequence it will spit out 17.

Not on mine.
It's still 5.

Buy a real calculator.

[ArmouredGRIFFON]

At 9/15/09 03:56 PM, Xatanxa wrote: BEDMAS

Fucking Bidmas you useless twats.

[Mitdylan]

At 9/15/09 04:16 PM, Zerok wrote:

At 9/15/09 04:12 PM, Mitdylan wrote: Not on mine.
It's still 5.

I guess it's just a plain ol' vanilla calculator, huh? 12 or 15 buttons?

This thread is so nerdy, hah.

Yeah.
This is the one.

[Disc]

Take 4 and multiply it by 4 and then add 4 then divide it by 4.

Equals 5. I know you all want applause for learning the order of operations in 4th grade, but the wording above suggests the arithmetic is in series.

[Lemmiwinks91]

At 9/15/09 03:50 PM, Mitdylan wrote: Check this out.
Take 4 and multiply it by 4 and then add 4 then divide it by 4.
4 X 4 + 4 / 4 = 5
Crazy, ain't it?

Congratulations, i learnt that in year 4. You just figured out that there are five 4's in 20.

[AniMetal]

At 9/15/09 04:23 PM, Mitdylan wrote: This is the one.

Buy a scientific one.