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Noah930 10-29-2016 06:57 PM
Math question...
 
What is 56 - 24 / 3 + 12?

My child's math teacher said 36.
I say 60, as does a friend who was formerly a schoolteacher.

Essentially, in PEMDAS, do you literally do all the operations according to P-E-M-D-A-S? So that all addition gets done before all subtraction? Or are addition/subtraction considered equivalent in priority so that you then do the equation left-to-right?

Porsche-O-Phile 10-29-2016 07:05 PM
60.

PEMDAS applies.

Outback Porsche 10-29-2016 07:11 PM
Teacher needs to go back to school.

56 - 24 / 3 + 12 = 60

56 - (24 / 3 + 12) = 36

Eric Coffey 10-29-2016 07:15 PM
Yep, 60.

Tell her to show it to her teacher like this: 56-(24/3)+12=60.
Then tell her to ask her teacher where his/her degree was from. :D

Arizona_928 10-29-2016 07:19 PM
Prolly Arizona state��

Norm K 10-29-2016 07:28 PM
^^^ The graduates of which are also known for their English prowess.

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Arizona_928 10-29-2016 07:29 PM
Lol!

Gogar 10-29-2016 07:34 PM
60

Eric Coffey 10-29-2016 07:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Norm K (Post 9339009)
^^^ The graduates of which are also known for their English prowess.

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Doan hait. :D

Flieger 10-29-2016 07:40 PM
As it was written in the original post that equals 60.

Noah930 10-29-2016 08:10 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Flieger (Post 9339018)
As it was written in the original post that equals 60.
Yes, there were no parentheses. The only difference was that I used the slash sign instead of the traditional division sign ('cause I don't know how to do that symbol on my iPad).

rattlsnak 10-29-2016 08:10 PM
yep, 60. howverer post it on FB and you will 20 different answers, all from 'math professionals'

look 171 10-29-2016 08:12 PM
Common core math:rolleyes:

mreid 10-29-2016 08:22 PM
F***! That's my age. Stop teasing me!

Outback Porsche 10-30-2016 12:24 AM
And 22.666666666666667

RKDinOKC 10-30-2016 01:05 AM
Just ask the teacher if

56-8+12 is the same as 56+12-8. Then tell her there are no parenthesis ie. 56-(8+12)

M.D. Holloway 10-30-2016 05:20 AM
well, there is the option of 56-24 over 3+12 or 32/15 0r 2.13...not saying its right but its another way!

wdfifteen 10-30-2016 05:26 AM
Again?

M.D. Holloway 10-30-2016 05:36 AM
56 - 24 / 3 + 12

(56-24) / (3+12)

56-24 = 32
3+12 = 15

32 / 15

2.13

billybek 10-30-2016 05:45 AM
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.

Edit: POP beat me to it...


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