Question

question

Answer 1

product of x by y is equal to x*y or x/y ?

Answer 2

x*y


thinking it otherwise is ridankulous but possible

Answer 3

quotient of x and y is x/y

Answer 4

product of x and y is x*y

Answer 5

x divide by y is x/y

Answer 6

x by y is also understood as x/y

Answer 7

but somehow it makes more sense to think `product of x by y ` as x*y

agree that some ambiguity is there

Answer 8

wolfram also asks back on how to treat the word "by" :
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=x+by+y

Answer 9

so what should i consider here

"the sum of the product whose digit of the thousands by the digit of the units and the product of the digits of the hundreds by that of the tens assumes the least value"

Answer 10

@xapproachesinfinity ? say something

Answer 11

Sorry! i was not here hehehe i just happen to station here lol
but should i say @ganeshie8 said it all^_^

Answer 12

abcd

Answer 13

ad + bc = least value