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Old 09-13-2007, 05:31 PM
jay_shark jay_shark is offline
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4(-2)² + 8(-2) + 3(-2) + 6 =

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(1/3)(9)³ =

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-11(3/2)(.12(-12)) =


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30 + (.0825 x 30) + (15% x 30) =

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598% / 26% =


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4/5 + 3/4 =

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Phil , how is 4*(-2)*(-2) + 8*(-2) + 3*(-2) +6 =8 ??

It should be 16 -16 -6 +6 =0
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Old 09-13-2007, 05:31 PM
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which is why it was awesome!
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Old 09-13-2007, 05:33 PM
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no it's right - you're doing the ^2 wrong
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Old 09-13-2007, 05:33 PM
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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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Old 09-13-2007, 06:25 PM
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yay i solved them. jay's right.
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Old 09-13-2007, 06:30 PM
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hilarious thread.
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Old 09-13-2007, 06:42 PM
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Default Re: Any Math Majors here today? Need quick answers

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4(-2)² + 8(-2) + 3(-2) + 6 = 8
(1/3)(9)³ = 76
-11(3/2)(.12(-12)) = 22 2/3
30 + (.0825 x 30) + (15% x 30) = 48
598% / 26% = 23%
4/5 + 3/4 = 32/20

edit: do you need working? no need to ship money, glad to help

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Your answers are just about all wrong .

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not just about, they are all wrong, and I assume it must be a level. 20 minutes? It took less than 5. all of the alternate answers are right.
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Old 09-13-2007, 07:09 PM
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Default Re: Any Math Majors here today? Need quick answers

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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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Old 09-13-2007, 08:10 PM
m_the0ry m_the0ry is offline
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Apparently it was. Phil nailed it.

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lol @ being outspoken and wrong.

Jay got them right first but to be fair these are 'order of operations trick questions' which a lot of people will screw up for the simple fact that they don't think twice about it.
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Old 09-13-2007, 08:19 PM
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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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