kingcrux31
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It really doesn't give you 2 because AGAIN, you did it wrong. It's 48÷(2*9 + 2*3).Originally Posted by usainboltisfast
So you are saying to distribute then?Originally Posted by balloonoboy
You're not following. I know you stubborn AF but listen for once.Originally Posted by usainboltisfast
You have to make the 9+3 because you have to do whats in the parenthesis first before moving on. You are taking care of the parenthesis by simplifying the problem.
You may think "taking care of the parenthesis means to add the two terms inside but that's false. Mainly because you have to account for the coefficient 2 somehow. And since it was the 2 that brought the two terms together in the first place. You just can't add.
Which like i said leads to
48/(2*9) + (2*3)
that does not give you 2.