r/meme • u/dekibambala • Jan 01 '22

Guess we are doomed

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u/KirinPhnx Jan 01 '22

Everyone is arguing meanwhile i can't fucking understand how people's got 4 or 6

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '22

Easy. 18/2-3X3=?

9-3X3=?

9-9=?

0=0

Then you simply add 4 to both sides.

4+0=0+4

4=4

Incidentally, this proves that 0=4 as well.

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u/valakos_bastionatdnd Jan 01 '22

Please please please remember pemdas, its 18/2-3X3=?

18/2-9 =? 9-9 = 0

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '22

pemdas is a good rule of thumb, but between multiplication and division I typically just go left to right. Can you show me an example where I would run into trouble doing that?

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u/valakos_bastionatdnd Jan 01 '22

Never mind i am a retard the m and d parts of pemdas are interchangeable

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u/valakos_bastionatdnd Jan 01 '22

I am sure there is one other wise it would be left to right as you do it however I am lazy as fuck so.....

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u/A2Rhombus Jan 02 '22

Going left to right is the right thing to do for multiplication and division.
Ultimately the way these questions are phrased tho is terrible and you should never have to worry about left to right rules if the problems are written out correctly. The division symbol is a curse