I find the lack of intelligence depressing

[Atheist.]

That's not really a part of day to day equations. Not even cashiers deal with anything more than two-character equations. And even then, there's usually only addition and subtraction.

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Not completely true. I'm a bartender and I occasionally have to do double digit multiplications on the spot. Such as 12.50 X 12. Usually it's more like 5.50 X 5, or 4.25 X 12. Or adding up multiple drinks with different prices at the same time. Realistically if I were to draw out some tabs on paper, I'd have to use parenthesis and such, but it's a bit different when you do it in your head.

 

[SD-Fiend]

well until I see a pair of parentheses around the 1x0 it's always zero

 

[Atheist.]

Lack of mathematical prowess is small factor in the broad range of "intelligence". Most people forget about PEMDAS when they enter the real world. Way to generalize.

no. you can't do simple day-to-day equations without this, it's such a basic and important part of math that you don't ever forget.

not really, I dont need to know 3*1/(87*2-18)(45*19)=(71+3)9+(4X*X) to log in to the Team Speak server I use.


I dont have to know how much wood is exactly left over if a carpenter cuts a 14" board into three separate pieces 4'1/3" long to be able to tie my shoes.

I wont argue that we use math everyday for simple things, but math isnt the most important aspect of inteligence.


that would be left to Common Sense, something that most people seem to have forgotten.



also, the equation is correct.

1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1-1+1+1+1+1+1+1*0 does in fact equal 0 since no matter what or how you try to find the answer, anything times zero will always be zero.

fundamental rule of maths.

The fundamental rules of math prove you wrong, however. You need to follow the order of operations, which dictates a certain manner in which you solve an equation. You start off with the parenthesis, then the exponents, then division/multiplication, and finally addition/subtraction. From left to right. Following this novice knowledge, you will see that 1*0 is the first operation in that equation. Followed by adding 1 to zero however many times it is written up there.

While you may not need to know this to tie your shoes, it is certainly important if you have pretty much any job that pays more than around minimum wage.

 

[Zarkov]

0 is the correct answer. Do the equation you are given. Not the one you wish you had. The equation you are given has the x0 at the end. Not the beginning, not in brackets so yes, 0 is the correct answer.

To be technical *puts on his technical glasses*, you have to define the quantities you are multiplying, subtracting, and adding. It's merely a notation question with a "trick" slid in.

Since the quantities weren't defined by parentheses, one would assume 1+1+1+1x0 would equal 3. But the equation could have a different answer depending on how you group the numbers. (1+1+1+1)x0 equals 0.

On the off chance you like to troll, touche.

 

[magnuslion]

I find the lack of intelliegnce depressing

i'll mark it up to a simple typo lol

i've seen that question too. posted a status update about it, basically calling everyone who answered 0 to be dumb and should go back to elementary school.

"everyone who answered 0 to be dumb".........

fail.

 

[delvin313]

... This means almost a million people since this stared, a week ago, cannot do simple maths.

Edited to remove typo in title.

... and second typo, assuming that "stared" was supposed to be "started".

 

[MacLeRoy]

did you post this for attention? cause if you are as smart as you like to think you are you would realize the many reasons people would make that mistake.

 

[Roscoe P Nobrain]

Pemdas Shmemdas.

Problem solving is but one of several measures of intelligence. Math skills may be falling in the general population, but social skills and reasoning seem to be improving as I see it, and I meet far more multilingual people lately. Maybe there is a shift in intelligence, not a decline or "lack of."

 

[yanipheonu]

That or people sometimes miss the obvious. Intelligent people can be misdirected too

 

[Ghengis John]

It's not really even a matter of mathematical computation so much as notation. Yeah, it would be nice if people remembered the order in which such calculations are supposed to be completed, but people who actually want their calculations to be completed correctly would put the final calculation in parenthesis for clarity.

I still remember "socatoa" from high school trig, but I wouldn't presume that to make me intellectually superior to someone who did not who or who had never taken such a class.

Thankyou. A tip of the hat to you for having your head on straight. Some one seems to have raised you right. Unlike the opening poster.

While you may not need to know this to tie your shoes, it is certainly important if you have pretty much any job that pays more than around minimum wage.

I'm sure doctors, nurses, actors, attorneys, fashion models, photographers, pro athletes, professional chefs, screenwriters, wielders, novelists, artists, musicians, politicians, diplomats, executives, reporters, ect ect ect are kept awake at night wondering how they manage to make more than minimum wage without needing this skill set. Thankyou for your profound insight.

The fundamental rules of math prove you wrong, however. You need to follow the order of operations, which dictates a certain manner in which you solve an equation. You start off with the parenthesis, then the exponents, then division/multiplication, and finally addition/subtraction. From left to right. Following this novice knowledge, you will see that 1*0 is the first operation in that equation. Followed by adding 1 to zero however many times it is written up there.

However kiddo, you did do one thing right. And that's explaining this without an ounce of conceit. So being as I'm not a total asshole, my hat goes off to you for that.

 

[Dorian6]

OH RIGHT! that "please excuse my dear aunt sally" thing. I totally forgot about it as I haven't had the need to do an elaborate math problem since high school

I would have picked 0 as well.

 

[katsumoto03]

Okay, so most people tend to forget PEDMAS. I don't see that as a lack of intelligence. Hell, it took me fucking forever before I realized what the problem was.

You're overreacting dude. Math isn't the only realm of intellect.

 

[aei_haruko]

Ok, I realise facebook isn't the place to go for intelligence but seriously...

This is one those vote quiz things that goes around. If you look the answer 0 is winning on almost a million. This means almost a million people since this stared, a week ago, cannot do simple maths.

What's more is this is just those on facebook who've seen this and bothered to answer. This is a seriously depressing realisation of what humanity is becoming.

Edited to remove typo in title.

But if you multiply anything by 0 don't you always get 0?

I'll try to explain pal.
Okay, so you don't treat everything in this problem as a term.
if you did
(x)0=0; X=all reals :You win a cookie
if you do
1+1(0)=X then by doing algebra we see that X equals 1
( PEMDAS) you'd do multiplication of the term 1st, then you'd do addition in the above problem, then you'd do subtraction. AGAIN: WHEN NOT IN PARENTHASEES THEY ARE INDIVIDUAL TERMS.
Please correct me If I am wrong in my logic. Did this help you? I didn't mean to sound condescending, I only wanted to help ya see

 

[Rabish Bini]

BODMAS
You multiply the 1 by 0 first, then do everything else.

 

[Goofguy]

As elementary as this type of math is, I am not surprised that some people could get it wrong. For many, numbers and their operations are straight up confusing. Is it depressing? Sure it is, especially when such a big number of people get it wrong but I guess the best the rest of us can do is educate them on where they went wrong, in a constructive and polite manner.

 

[MrGalactus]

Doesn't it depend on the parenthesis?

 

[Ziel]

"everyone who answered 0 to be dumb".........

fail.

It's not 0.

 

[EGtodd09]

so the answer is 14. Almost said 16 but then I noticed the minus in the middle derp. Honestly I'm just glad it's second, I've always known people are stupid, or at least bad at simple math. I lost my faith in humanity a long time ago.

 

[Jegsimmons]

and this is why i deleted my facebook account for this account....man even 4channers are smarter than this.

 

[flippedthebitch]

These kinds of posts really bug me.
Using a silly, poorly written math problem to justify their superiority complex.
The answer, this coming from a 4th year education student with a major in mathematics, is 14 for the reasons said before. The people who are getting zero are simply reading the question differently.
My arguement would be that if someone in their real every day life got this question it would have some kind of context to it that would have much more value then the way its written on a peice of paper. In the context of the situation the answer could very well be zero. So if someone thinks the answer is zero their not stupid they just aren't used to losers like the OP trolling their ass.