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Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by birth100: 6:58pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
A viral equation question shared via the X app has ignited a heated debate amongst social media users who saw it Netizens in the comments section reacted with conflicting opinions on the correct answer The equation further led to arguments between those who believed the answer was 4 and others who argued it was 36 A young lady on the X app recently posted a photo of a mathematical equation that caused a serious controversy. The equation, “60 ÷ 5(7-4) =” prompted users to provide their answers in the comments section of the X post shared by @moyosco0000. Viral photo of Maths question Photo credit: @moyoscooooo/Twitter, Brooke Fasani/ Getty Images. Depicted person has no relationship with story. Photo used for illustration only.Source: UGC Equation with conflicting answers goes viral on X However, the conflicting responses from netizens led to a heated debate among them in the comments section. The disagreement stemmed from the order of operations as outlined by the acronym PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction). Some users argued that the answer was 36, as they believed the division should be performed first, resulting in 60 ÷ 5 = 12, and then multiplying by the result of the parentheses, 12(7-4) = 12(3) = 36. On the other hand, those who supported the answer of 4 contended that the multiplication should be done before the division, resulting in 5(7-4) = 5(3) = 15, and then dividing 60 by 15, resulting in 60 ÷ 15 = 4. Twitter users engage in heated Mathematics debate As the debate rages on, Twitter users continue to engage in passionate discussions, defending their respective answers and citing mathematical principles. @mamuzoADUMS said: “4. That’s the only answer.” @drteepie reacted: “I know BODMAS is the most popular method we have been taught here but not all problems could be solved using BODMAS. The question really is what value are you trying to create? For instance, PEDMAS = 36 BODMAS = 4.” @Silvangit reacted: “60 ÷ 5(7 – 4). Using BODMAS. 60 ÷ 5(3) 12(3). 36.” @Item66 said: “Scrolling through comments and nobody has been able to get the right answer.” @Saninrooks commented: “Only genuises can get this. BODMAS.” @MartmagMS commented: “It’s pathetic many people who only did little mathematics are misrepresenting and misinterpreting the question. You need to understand something rightly!”
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Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by immortalcrown(m): 6:58pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
God made man. Man made Maths. Maths made man mad. 3 Likes |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by jaeyking(m): 7:06pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
36 is the answer na Which kind unnecessary argument BODMAS Means solve anything in the bracket first The follow order which is either power or exponential or root 60 ÷ 5(7-4) Bracket - (7 - 4) = (3) Order - is absent since no root, exponential or power Division - 60 ÷ 5 = 12 Multiplication - 12 (3) Final answer 36 11 Likes |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by birth100: 7:08pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
jaeyking:How pls explain, because a lot of us are confuse |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by jaeyking(m): 7:16pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
birth100: I just checked its 36 1 Like |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by illicit(m): 7:25pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
Me I don't know maths |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by birth100: 7:27pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
jaeyking:Teacher don't teach me nonsense 1 Like |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Absuchat(m): 8:24pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
4 is the god-damned Answer BODMAS 5(7-4)= (35-20)= 15 Therefore, 60/15= 4 16 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Fahvvy: 8:52pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
The answer is 4 60 ÷ 5 (7 - 4) 60 ÷ 5 (3) 60 ÷ 15 4 If you still doubt this, lets try substitution method Let the A be the left hand side, that is A = 60 And let B equal the right hand side, that is B = 5 (7 - 4) So in essence, the above equation becomes: A ÷ B A is 60 and B is 15, So the equation becomes 60 ÷ 15 = 4 16 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by IVORY2009(m): 10:22pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
The equation can be solved as follows: 60 / 5 (7 - 4) = 60 / 5 * 3 = 12 * 3 = 36 [Image of 60/5 (7-4) = 36] Therefore, 60÷5(7-4) = 36. 2 Likes |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by LowKeyManny: 10:28pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
I'm worried that we all can't agree between 36 or 4 which is the correct answer. Is there something missing? Is there any rule in BODMAS being wrongly applied? My calculation is sha 36. 60÷5(7-4) = 60÷5(3) = 12(3) = 36. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzchhbrqIBI?si=hJG_yBlrP3xbztVx Update: This video sheds light on the equation which I found to be useful as well. The other angle to this is the expression has been incorrectly set up and division ÷ sign is cause of the ambiguity. A parenthesis would better reflect the equation as follows: 60/(5(7-4)) = 60/5×7-4 = 60/15 = 4 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by DataAlchemist: 11:24pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
Following bodmas, solve the equation inside bracket so you have : 60÷5(7-3) = 60÷5 × 4 ( bracket eliminated, so moving on onto other bodmas operations) = 12 × 4 ( division comes next after bracket and 'of' before multiplication) = 36. 1 Like |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by samsegs(m): 11:32pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
LoL...wahala for this kind question o..but d ans is 4,,, |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Wizyoung(m): 11:37pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
People's failure in solving this problem sterns from the fact that they do not fully understand order of operation (BODMAS). More significantly, they can't tell the difference between: 60 ÷ 5(3) { ...meaning divide 60 by the product of 5 and 3} And... 60 ÷ 5 × 3 { ...meaning divide 60 by 5 then multiply your result by 3} The former still has bracket that must be simplified before the "division" operation according to BODMAS while the latter must be started with division first according to the same BODMAS. The valid answer to the posted problem is 4. Go to court if you don't still agree 3 Likes |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Westerhoffe(m): 11:44pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
This is what I got on my calculator. My calculator described the "36" as a "weak expression" and "4" as a "strong expression". 1 Like
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Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by LowKeyManny: 11:56pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
Wizyoung: Not only that. The expression is wrong itself. See the different answers supplied by calculator on the same equation but different expressions. Or the calculator doesn't know the order of operation? 1 Like
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Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Wizyoung(m): 12:05am On Dec 12, 2023 |
LowKeyManny: Surprisingly, my calculator also displayed the same erroneous answer. According to the calculator, 60 ÷ 5(3) is the same as 60 ÷ 5 × 3. That's like a bug in the computer's algorithm. I'm even surprised that a calculator would throw that up. Check the poster above for his calculator result . See? 1 Like |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by elvhinzey(m): 12:33am On Dec 12, 2023 |
To calculate the expression 60 ÷ 5(7-4), you need to follow the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS: Parentheses/Brackets, Exponents/Orders, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction). So, the expression becomes: 60 ÷ 5(7-4) = 60 ÷ 5 * 3 = 12 * 3 = 36 Therefore, 60 ÷ 5(7-4) equals 36. 1 Like |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by LowKeyManny: 12:51am On Dec 12, 2023 |
Wizyoung: Is this a case for human intelligence trumping ai? Or was it human intelligence failure in programming that caused the bug?.. Fascinating how far down the rabbit hole such a simple equation has dragged so many people. Wizyoung: This higighted the root of the problem tbf. |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Freebills12: 1:32am On Dec 12, 2023 |
[color=#000099][/color]b jaeyking: Wrong! Bodmas 60/5(7-4) =60/5x7- 5x4 = 60/35 - 20 =60/15 =4 1 Like |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Freebills12: 1:41am On Dec 12, 2023 |
[color=#770077][/color] jaeyking: Your mistake is that you have not actually cleared the bracket. 60/5(7-4) Clear the bracket 5(7 -4) = 5x7 - 5x4 = 35-20 = 15 60/15 = 4 |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by sulakishop(m): 2:03am On Dec 12, 2023 |
Wetin concern me? Bodmas no put food on my table 1 Like |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Absuchat(m): 4:09am On Dec 12, 2023 |
immortalcrown:Man didn't make maths....man discovered maths. Have you ever heard of "God's writing"? Don't you know that God Himself used/uses mathematics in creation? |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Itulah(m): 5:29am On Dec 12, 2023 |
Westerhoffe: Your calculator is dumb or could be China made. 5 Likes
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Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by eventainment(m): 5:53am On Dec 12, 2023 |
Absuchat: Why are you multiplying into the bracket when they are common objects you deal with the bracket first and reduce it to a single number before using anything outside it to compute |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by jaeyking(m): 6:22am On Dec 12, 2023 |
Freebills12: Solve what is in the bracket first |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Soneh(m): 6:25am On Dec 12, 2023 |
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Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by LONEWOLFJOHN: 7:18am On Dec 12, 2023 |
immortalcrown:it's better said! Maths made Madman |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Nemesis0147(m): 7:31am On Dec 12, 2023 |
The only calculation working in our lives is Percentage 😂 |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Incognito9: 7:40am On Dec 12, 2023 |
I don't know how you guys got 4; I solved it, and the final answer is 36. My calculator also confirms the final answer as 36. ChatGPT also arrived at 36. 1 Like
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Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by hapheeyxz: 7:41am On Dec 12, 2023 |
Wizyoung: U are wrong U clear d bracket first Most people dey shout BODMAS but don’t know how to apply it |
Re: Nobody Has Been Able To Get It Right”: Viral Photo Of Mathematics Question Spark by Westerhoffe(m): 7:54am On Dec 12, 2023 |
Itulah: Some of you just comment like a child at times. My Calculator is even same as yours! Or is that not a screenshot from HiPER Calc Pro? Now let me show you where you'd find it. Go to Settings - Expressions - change to "Strong". I don't even think you know how to set the Themes. 😎 1 Like |
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