10+10X0+10=?

[ThrottleJockey]

If you know the PEDMAS, why are you asking this question?

Because I enjoy controversy and watching people argue. Additionally, I have seen a claim that 92% of those posed with the question get it wrong.

 

[cosermann]

20

Here's why - Order of operations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Therefore it is performed like this:

10 + 10 x 0 + 10 = 10 + (10 x 0) +10 = 10 + 0 + 10 = 10 + 10 = 20

Without brackets to explicitly indicate a different order of operations, this is it.

It's not rocket science.

 

[femurphy77]

20

 

[Benny]

If the answer isn't 20, I blame my 6th (or maybe 7th) grade math teacher.

 

[OkieGirl]

Hum... Interesting thought process. Question for the sake of argument...

If one works the equation from left to right in the absence of any parenthesis they get an answer.

If one works the equation from the stance of a given rule the multiply first then left to right and get an equally correct answer.

So really, we battle not against numbers, rules and processes...our battle is against our own perceptions? Intriguing.

 

[Sylvain]

Because I enjoy controversy and watching people argue. Additionally, I have seen a claim that 92% of those posed with the question get it wrong.

It was probably before Google was around.
I found 20 by myself (even though I couldn't do simple math to save my life) and checked with Mr.Google, he said 20 as well.
I trust the guys that work at Google when it comes to math.

 

[Bunnykid68]

It was probably before Google was around.
I found 20 by myself (even though I couldn't do simple math to save my life) and checked with Mr.Google, he said 20 as well.
I trust the guys that work at Google when it comes to math.

I am the one that sent that to them

 

[pudly]

Because I enjoy controversy and watching people argue. Additionally, I have seen a claim that 92% of those posed with the question get it wrong.

Frankly that's doubtful. It's well known that 86.2% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

I really enjoy Abbot and Costello math too
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...j1j1j0j1j4j0j1.12.0...0.0...1ac.1.8ptntJVFeDI

 

[bobbittle]

20

 

[lucky4034]

Even the damn french guy got it right

Well... with all the 10's it is metric-esque... and yes, the answer = 20. There is no other correct solution that I see....

 

[Bunnykid68]

I really enjoy Abbot and Costello math too
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...j1j1j0j1j4j0j1.12.0...0.0...1ac.1.8ptntJVFeDI

3rd base

 

[CathyInBlue]

I always taught it as "PEMDAS". I also taught that PEMDAS was a filthy lie of omission. It's more fully PERLMDASID: Parentheses, Exponentiation, Roots, Logarithms, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction, Incrementing, Decrementing.

That said, if I really wanted to screw with someone's mathematics understanding, I would say the answer is 110.

10 + 10 X 0 + 10
10 + 10 X 10
10 + 100
110.

But only if you're dysnumeric (do math backwards).

 

[daddymikey1975]

only if you're dysnumeric (do math backwards).

Is that the mathematical equivalent to dyslexic?

I came up with 20 as the answer based on my liberal school teachings.

 

[Reno316]

(10 + (10 * 0)) + 10 = 20

Yep.

 

[hornadylnl]

My daughter is doing this in 5th grade math. 10 + (10 x 0) + 10 =

 

[hornadylnl]

Surprisingly my daughter doesn't struggle with the above type math problems. She's had a few like 10 x 7 x 0 x 6 = She'll do the math on her paper and I've tried explaining to her by simply looking at the problem that the answer is 0.

Moral of the story. Don't ever procreate with a cheerleader.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Okay, here's another one. The background on this one is that it came in an email a few years ago with a password protected XL file. The password was the answer to the equation and you were to add your name to the file before forwarding it. The claim was that only those with an IQ over 120 could solve this. DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWER. Quote this and add your name at the bottom then PM me with your answer. I don't know how to put an XL file on here or how to password protect anything here so this will have to do. Some of you will just see the solution and others may take a minute. When you see it, you'll be like...WTF, that was easy.
If:
2 + 3 = 10
7 + 2 = 63
6 + 5 = 66
8 + 4 = 96

Then:
9 + 7 = ?

 

[ZbornacSVT]

I always taught it as "PEMDAS". I also taught that PEMDAS was a filthy lie of omission. It's more fully PERLMDASID: Parentheses, Exponentiation, Roots, Logarithms, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction, Incrementing, Decrementing.

That said, if I really wanted to screw with someone's mathematics understanding, I would say the answer is 110.

10 + 10 X 0 + 10
10 + 10 X 10
10 + 100
110.

But only if you're dysnumeric (do math backwards).

You backwards math is wrong! lol....

10 + 10 * 0 + 10
10 + 10 * 10
20 * 10
200

But seriously, the answer is 20.

 

[bobbittle]

Okay, here's another one. The background on this one is that it came in an email a few years ago with a password protected XL file. The password was the answer to the equation and you were to add your name to the file before forwarding it. The claim was that only those with an IQ over 120 could solve this. DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWER. Quote this and add your name at the bottom then PM me with your answer. I don't know how to put an XL file on here or how to password protect anything here so this will have to do. Some of you will just see the solution and others may take a minute. When you see it, you'll be like...WTF, that was easy.
If:
2 + 3 = 10
7 + 2 = 63
6 + 5 = 66
8 + 4 = 96

Then:
9 + 7 = ?

Pm sent just to confirm