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This was a bit challenging .

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Apparently it was. Phil nailed it.

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You must be a little slow .

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I'm so confused. Is this some sort of weird level that I'm not privy to? My first response was going to be "this forum is not your calculator" but I thought that sounded a little harsh. The fact that Phil got any of those wrong, and that people are arguing about your answers has left me thinking that I must be missing something.

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if you're in an internet forum and not sure who is being leveled...

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Haha, fair enough. In my defense, I thought I made it pretty clear that I had a suspicion that I was getting leveled.

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Cliff notes: Someone wants to cheat on his exam and needs quick answers
I deliberately give wrong answers
Jay gives correct answers
Everyone pretends that Jay is wrong so the cheater doesn't pass.
People come in later and don't know wtf is going on, because they're stupid

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Something doesn't add up here . Op has been a user since 2002 , so it's unlikely that he is a young student .

Another possibility is that Phil actually thought he had the right answer and is trying to diminish his ineptitude for solving bedmas problems ?

My guess is that Op has a son or daughter who has a math assignment and has come here for assistance .

How did I do?

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Another possibility is that Phil actually thought he had the right answer and is trying to diminish his ineptitude for solving bedmas problems ?

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lol, everyone in this thread knew what was going down. These questions are a joke. An average 8th grader could answer them, and very few would get 5/5 wrong.

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My guess is that Op has a son or daughter who has a math assignment and has come here for assistance .

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He seems older, but he posted two separate threads where he desperately needed answers in 20 minutes and offered $20. Either he or his daughter don't know their subject material, and he clearly didn't have any attempted answers since he never questioned mine. Someone is cheating at something. I'm all for helping people out, but not when they're being assessed. There's good reason not to give the incompetent false certification for things they can't actually do.

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People come in later and don't know wtf is going on, because they're stupid

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Seriously. I am astounded that some of the smart maths guys here (a) bothered to answer correctly, then (b) took the time to berate me for supporting Phil.

I know 11 year olds who could answer these questions.

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Any brains surgeons here today? I need to know how to apply a band-aid to my knee.
Thanks

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damnit. In my defense, it was late yesterday when I posted in this timezone? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I think it's pretty crappy to make fun of some dude for not knowing basic math. It's also crappy that this dude apparently wants to cheat on some homework or whatever. He should learn this stuff. It wouldn't take very long at all.

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Is this a serious question?

The answer is eleventy seven.

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I think it's pretty crappy to make fun of some dude for not knowing basic math.

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It might be crappy, but you have to admit it's funny to come running to a math forum for help at arithmetic operations. For christ's sake, use the goddamn calculator built into Windows if you need to cheat.