as one of Eminem's songs, "let's do the math, if i was black, i wouldn't sold half......"
is "do the math"= "do the calculation"?
or it has any other meanings?
2007-05-24 04:24:03 · 6 answers · asked by R&B Thug 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You know, i was laughted at during my Translation class. (I come from Taiwan.)
I was so embrassed.
2007-05-24 04:41:41 · update #1
it would be appropriate to say after someone slaps you
2007-05-24 04:26:56 · answer #1 · answered by PonderousPork 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Do the math" is a term generally used to mean "figure it out" and is usually used when you already know the answer to a problem or the answer is obvious. "You do the math" is used to draw a person's attention to what may be a glaringly obvious difference between options where one is clearly better than the others.
2007-05-24 04:30:52 · answer #2 · answered by misti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do the math is clearly slang. It generally means "reach your conclusions", or "you go figure it out".
It generally has a negative connotation in the fact that the person who says it is probably pissed out and just doesn't bother to be polite.
2007-05-24 04:33:12 · answer #3 · answered by moka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's similar to "go figure" or "check it out" or "take a closer look"
He's using it sarcastically to point out his race initiated a result of increased sales of ......
In conversation it's generally used in a sarcastic way...."My girlfriend came home and found me with her best friend...do the math." (put two and two together to figure out the outcome)
2007-05-24 04:38:45 · answer #4 · answered by jamierella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, do the math, and do the calculation is the same :)
i do not know the song, so i am not sure that is what he is referring to :)
2007-05-24 04:28:12 · answer #5 · answered by chris f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know Eminems lirics but what you quoted looks more like it is meth not math. As a drug.
2007-05-24 04:27:23 · answer #6 · answered by AmZ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋