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A Bug In Maths, 81 divided by 2 error
If you divide 81 by 2 using the normal division method, you get 4.5 as the answer, when the answer should be 40.5
Discuss?
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FK Romeo
Code:
var int_val:Number = 81;
trace((int_val/2)); // 40.5
trace(81/2); //40.5
What are you talking about Adit?
sameer rao
there...you see!!
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Try dividing manually, the basic division technique taught in schools.
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Senior Member
Originally Posted by adit_ya_sharma
Try dividing manually, the basic division technique taught in schools.
That's weird, if I try that, I am getting 31.77777(7 repeats infinitely). I think you're onto something here.
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Senior Member
The way i was taught in school.
2 goes into 8, 4 times = 4
2 goes into 1, 0 times = 40
2 goes into 10, 5 times = 40.5
Or you can simply split it in half since we're dividing by 2, half of 80 is 40, half of 1 is .5
I don't know who taught you how to divide, but they did it wrong.
If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. Carl Sagan
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wait, you dont know that division technique taught in indian schools, no wonder we gettin all the jobs man lol
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FK Romeo
Hey aditya,
Can you tell what answer do you get when you divide 82 by 4?
sameer rao
there...you see!!
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Senior Member
I am getting 42. Looks like you've found THE question.
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Originally Posted by martiansam
Hey aditya,
Can you tell what answer do you get when you divide 82 by 4?
:O my god, another one. I am getting 2.5.
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FK Romeo
sameer rao
there...you see!!
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Originally Posted by adit_ya_sharma
:O my god, another one. I am getting 2.5.
should not you be getting 20.5, okay it's division on units i.e., 8/4 and 2/4, so is 2.5
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Try 'Long Division' method.
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