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48÷2(9+3) = ???
Just a simple test of your math skills. What is the correct answer, and why?
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because it's the right answer
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(48/2)(9+3) = 144
48/(2(9+3)) = 2 Any other boring 3rd grade arithematic questions? Oh yeah, 48/2=24 (duh), 24x12=288 UT wins! Last edited by SamIam; 04-14-2011 at 10:17 PM. |
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288. The reason is order of operations
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no i did the parens first and then, from left to right, division and then multiplication
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brackets (parentheses to yanks) first: 9+3 = 12.
brackets are mutiplied by 2 = 24 .......
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logically, how can 48 divided by anything be 288? I still say 2
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the multiplication by 2 is part of the brackets phrase. Otherwise it would be written 48 / 2 * (9+3)
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it is written that way.
brackets first 9+3 = 12 then division 48/2 = 24 then multiplication 24 * 12 = 288 |
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I do not see any brackets.
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