Saturday, January 5, 2013

4x4+4x4+4-4x4= ANSWER

I saw this on facebook and a lot of people had it wrong.  Okay, drum roll for all of you that need the answer.....  
The answer is 20.

4x4+4x4+4-4x4= answer, what is the correct answer 4x4+4x4+4-4x4=, answer for math problem

The rule of math, for this math problem, is that you do the multiplication first and then solve.  Order of operations is 
"PEMDAS," which explained is by following these rules:
Parentheses First.
Exponents next.
Multiply or Divide before you Add or Subtract.
Otherwise just go left to right.

 Step-by-step solution for 4x4+4x4+4-4x4=:

4x4+4x4+4-4x4=
1st step do multiplication:
4x4=16, +, 4x4=16,  +, 4 , -,  4x4=16

 which then looks like this:
16 + 16 + 4 - 16 = 

 then:
16 + 16 = 32
32 + 4 = 36
36 - 16 = 20

 the final answer is 20!

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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2013 at 2:09 AM

    There are parentheses ! Your imagining things.

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2013 at 3:49 PM

      There are no parentheses anywhere. They're not imagining anything. It's the order of operations.

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    2. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2013 at 3:52 PM

      Oh in the order of operations explanation. Yes it says parentheses first because that's the order of operations. PEMDAS. Just because there are no parentheses in the problem doesn't mean you should skip the P when you're explaining PEMDAS. Not imagining anything.

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    3. *JazzyApril 30, 2013 at 7:45 PM

      ...just laying the ground work out for the rules and so first you are to look for parentheses. That particular problem has no parentheses so that means you then move on to the next order of operations and down the line.

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  2. UnknownApril 8, 2013 at 10:22 AM

    Didn't they teach you all in school that you have to read and understand the question before answering? The possible answers are either "yes" or "no", as the question is "Are you good at Math?". It doesn't request at any time to give an answer to that Math operation.

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    1. *JazzyApril 30, 2013 at 7:39 PM

      ... too funny! I never thought about it that way, lol

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  3. UnknownApril 12, 2013 at 12:58 PM

    But if ~
    lets get technical!!!

    As 1st graders we are told to break
    the problem down to make it easier.
    4x4=4+4+4+4.. right?

    so the equation would look like this :
    4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4-4+4+4+4=44

    As 3rd graders we are told to stop breaking it
    down and to go from left to right it would look like this
    4x4=16+4=20x4=80+4=84-4=80x4=320

    So... what is your answer ???

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  4. VinaJuly 15, 2013 at 10:07 PM

    (4x4)=16+(4x4)=16
    16+16=32 +(4-4)=0
    32x4= 128

    its rigt!!!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 16, 2014 at 12:26 AM

    (4 x 4)+(4 x 4)+4 (-4 x 4)=16 + 16 + 4 x -16=16 + 16 - 64=36-64= - 32
    Everybody writes the first part identically,but when we get to the last part,it's variable answers..
    But if we follow the rule that we place parentheses first,
    then we multiply,
    and add secondly - we will have to put parentheses before -4 an after the last 4. The last part will now be: +4x-16 = - 64

    - which gives us: 16 + 16 - 64=32-64= - 32

    + and - is always minus - ergo -4 x 4 is -16
    then we get : +4 x (-16) becauce with a number in front of parenthesis,is always multiplied with whats inside the parenth...an when - (minus)and +(pluss) always is -(minus) it is + 4 x - 16 = - 64
    The right way to find right answer is : 16 + 16 -64 = (32+(-64)) = - 32

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  6. AnonymousMarch 30, 2014 at 9:37 PM

    The answer is: Yes, I'm good in math :)
    4 X 4 + 4 X 4 + 4 - 4 x 4 = 16 +16 +4-16 = 20
    4x4 = 16 +4 = 20x4 = 80 +4 = 84-4 = 80x4 = 320

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  7. kurdistanartJanuary 13, 2015 at 1:17 PM

    good

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2017 at 10:07 AM

    I guessed 4 c:

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  9. UnknownJune 24, 2018 at 9:58 AM

    what a load a shite

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