482(9+3)

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When you use that notation I previously stated there is no way to get 288

Sorry I meant 288 I the message you quoted.

 

[Stuarrt]

Actually you should distribute the 2 to the 9 and the 3 first.
So the result would be 48/(2*9 + 2*3)

This is literally 8th grade math lol

Who the hell remembers what they learned in 8th grade?[DOUBLEPOST=1452018311,1452018253][/DOUBLEPOST]Oh well I guess it depends on how old you are xD

 

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Who the hell remembers what they learned in 8th grade?

I do but that's because I'm 14.[DOUBLEPOST=1452018385,1452018328][/DOUBLEPOST]

The two should be distributed to the 9 and 3 in the second step as you do parenthesis first lol. That's even stated in your method.

what do you think the answer is?

 

[Render]

48 ÷ 2(9+3)=
48 ÷ 2(12)=
48 ÷ 24=
2

That's PEMDAS.

I don't believe that to be correct, why would you multiply 2(12) before dividing 48 by 2? Just because it has parentheses doesn't mean you do it first. In PEMDAS by parentheses it refers to solve what is in them and in this case we've already done so leaving 2 (12) which is the same as 2 x 12 so 48÷12x2 is 288.

 

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I don't believe that to be correct, why would you multiply 2(12) before dividing 48 by 2? Just because it has parentheses doesn't mean you do it first. In PEMDAS by parentheses it refers to solve what is in them and in this case we've already done so leaving 2 (12) which is the same as 2 x 12 so 48÷12x2 is 288.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/48293 This will explain it to you better than I can.

 

[Render]

Well god damn this is frustrating.

 

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Multiplying the 2 into the 12 is still part of P.

Well god damn this is frustrating.

Both of you just read

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/48293

It will explain it a lot better than I can.

 

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That post LITERALLY states it's notation's fault the answer would come out to 288.

So if you follow PEMDAS/BIMDAS, it's 2.
If you follow literal notation of the problem, it's 288.

Everyone happy?

So what is the 1 answer that is correct?

 

[Ammar T]

If we look at BIDMAS:

• B - Brackets
• I - Index Notation
• D - Division
• M - Multiplication
• A - Addition
• S - Subtraction

There's a bracket first meaning we do the sum in the bracket first:
9 + 3 = 12

Now we're left with:
48 / 2(12)

The next step is to divide 48 by 2 as division comes before multiplication:
48 / 2 = 24

This leaves us with:
24(12)

24 multiplied by 12 gives us:
24(12) = 288

Stuarrt
Render
Archie
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Congratulations to all the above for actually getting it right the first try

If you'd like further proof, shove this bit of code into the Java compiler on this site and see what it gives you

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.print("Answer: " + (48 / 2 * (9 + 3)));
    }
}