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| 13 Jan 2015 02:33 PM |
"When the product of 6 and 4 is divided by the difference of 6 and 4, what is the quotient?"
it sounds easy but augh my mind |
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| 13 Jan 2015 02:33 PM |
is it 2
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El3m3ntal
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| 13 Jan 2015 02:36 PM |
It's 24/2 so that's 12.
THINK! |
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Xerolayne
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| 13 Jan 2015 02:37 PM |
| After a while, using the spelled out math terms is weirder than using the symbols. |
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| 13 Jan 2015 02:38 PM |
(6 * 4) / (6-4) 24 / 2 12
One sure mark of a fool is to dismiss anything that falls outside his experience as being impossible. |
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El3m3ntal
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| 13 Jan 2015 02:38 PM |
"When the product of 6 and 4 is divided by the difference of 6 and 4, what is the quotient?"
The product of 6 and 4. That is 6 * 4 = 24
The difference of 6 and 4. That is 6 / 4 = 1.5
So you take 24 and divide it by 1.5 The answer is 16. |
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blobbem
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| 13 Jan 2015 02:40 PM |
'The difference of 6 and 4. That is 6 / 4 = 1.5'
I thought 'difference' meant to subtract one from another... |
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| 13 Jan 2015 02:41 PM |
the difference of 6 and 4 is subtraction if it was division it would be the quotient of 6 and 4
One sure mark of a fool is to dismiss anything that falls outside his experience as being impossible. |
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El3m3ntal
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| 13 Jan 2015 02:41 PM |
| Oh "Difference" Lol sorry ignore my posts. I was thinking of quotients. |
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blobbem
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| 13 Jan 2015 02:45 PM |
'Oh "Difference" Lol sorry ignore my posts. I was thinking of quotients.'
Aye, questions like this can trick people who don't read the question thoroughly.
Kinda weird how it's not just presented as something like "(6*4)/(6-4)= ?"
Perhaps to get you used to the vocabulary. |
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El3m3ntal
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| 13 Jan 2015 02:48 PM |
"Aye, questions like this can trick people who don't read the question thoroughly.
Kinda weird how it's not just presented as something like "(6*4)/(6-4)= ?"
Perhaps to get you used to the vocabulary."
Indeed, I have never liked word form. But, I do suppose it is necessary to become familiar with the vocabulary, lest you make a mistake such as I did. |
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blobbem
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| 13 Jan 2015 02:50 PM |
'Indeed, I have never liked word form. But, I do suppose it is necessary to become familiar with the vocabulary, lest you make a mistake such as I did.'
It seems like that's case. A bit weird, in my opinion. I never had to deal with the term 'quotient' in mathematics, even when I was doing my GCSEs. I do remember 'product,' however.
Or maybe I forgot. That could be a possibility. |
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