Lets see how many get this wrong!

[Future Raptor Ace]

Originally Posted by Merci Alizée

How? I guess most of the people don't ever use basic rules in their entire life. I would be worried if kids in my class answer it incorrectly because then I would feel that I failed to explain or convey the meaning of rule properly.



That's good.

Because we all are effected by what the children of tomorrow do

Why This is Important

We have many great schools, excellent teachers, and successful students in America. But there are also troubling signs that, overall, our students should be doing better in math and science.

• In the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) comparison, American students ranked 21st out of 30 in science literacy among students from developed countries, and 25th out of 30 in math literacy.
• On the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) math tests, 4th graders showed no signs of progress for the first time in many years, and 8th graders tallied only modest evidence of progress. We are not advancing as we must.

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Also our world is getting more and more mathematics based as we get more and more and more dependent on technology ... mathematical illiteracy is not as insignificant as it was 20 years ago Merci

[DopeBoy]

lulz 9, parentheses then multiplication and division left to right I believe

[Finnishguy]

Originally Posted by Future Raptor Ace

I was scared to see how many people got this wrong on facebook .... it truly has me scared at how mathematically illiterate we as a country are! Obviously something isnt being taught correctly in our basic grade school mathematics that about 50% of the people asked this answer incorrectly!

Hmmmmm...

Originally Posted by Future Raptor Ace

I will give the correct answer after a "sufficient" amount of people have answered!

Originally Posted by Future Raptor Ace

There is no embarrassment if you get this wrong; it just shows a flaw in our mathematics educational system! Also the poll is anonymous!

Yea, guys, don't worry, you've chosen wrong university if you got it wrong

[Toc De Mac]

I don't think this is so much about poor math education as it is about poor/lazy notation in the problem. I'd be interested to see what people would answer if instead the notation were explicit, as it should be:

[Future Raptor Ace]

Originally Posted by Finnishguy

Hmmmmm...









Yea, guys, don't worry, you've chosen wrong university if you got it wrong

Chosen the wrong University? I dont know why anyone would be seeing this for the first time on the college level, you should have seen this at about 4-6th grade depending on your state!

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Originally Posted by Toc De Mac

I don't think this is so much about poor math education as it is about poor/lazy notation in the problem. I'd be interested to see what people would answer if instead the notation were explicit, as it should be:

The notation I will agree is "bad" however it is correct mathematical notation!~

[Jenny_HRO87]

alright I'm staring at this like an idiot and I have no idea how to solve this task in the way to get the wrong answer... well the one I assume is wrong...

And this confuses me even more that I nearly start to doubt my choice...

[Merci Alizée]

Originally Posted by Jenny_HRO87

alright I'm staring at this like an idiot and I have no idea how to solve this task in the way to get the wrong answer... well the one I assume is wrong...

And this confuses me even more that I nearly start to doubt my choice...

Most of the time, the first answer that a person comes to a person's mind, is correct answer.

[SpanishFan]

6:2(2+1)


Or:


6(2+1)
--------
2



In both cases, being the same, the answer is 9. Same as Jenny, I don't understand where people get the 1...

[WhiteFeather]

6/2(1+2)

6/2(3)

6/6

1 (which is what I got)

or

6/2(1+2)

6/2(3)

3(3)

9

Just depends on when you use the 3.

[Merci Alizée]

The answer can be none of the listed options if you choose to not to believe Peano axioms. If 1+1=2 is based on the assumption that those axioms are true then you can choose to assume that your answer is always correct or none of the options are correct.