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    Default Math problem

    What is the answer? I fail at math.

    48÷2(9+3) = ????

    2 or 288?

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    Pretty sure it's 288

    First add 9 + 3 which gets you 12.

    The 48 divided by 2 which gets you 24.

    Then 24 x 12 which gets you 288.

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    288 is the correct answer. I was thinking it was 48 divided by 24 at first but you only have to add what's inside the parenthesis first then you solve the problem from left to right.


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    48÷2(9+3)
    48÷2*12
    24*12
    288

    Brackets drop after you finished what's on the inside. x(y) factually is x*y.
    You work out from left to right and multiply/divide is on the same grade, so it doesn't matter as long you start from the left.


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    288 ofcourse man ^^ u do 48÷2(9+3)

    (9+3) then 48÷2 u get 24*12 and then 288 ^^
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    288. The power of google calculator!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lawliet1 View Post
    Pretty sure it's 288

    First add 9 + 3 which gets you 12.

    The 48 divided by 2 which gets you 24.

    Then 24 x 12 which gets you 288.
    That doesn't follow the orders of operations though.

    After adding (9+3) don't you multiply it by the 2?

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