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I don't know how this question is ambiguous...it is clearly 288.
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Originally Posted by balloonoboy
Certified, the funny thing is that I'm right. And you look like the fool.
But you play the fool so well...
There's no exception to that rule. Zing!
Originally Posted by balloonoboy
Certified, the funny thing is that I'm right. And you look like the fool.
But you play the fool so well...
There's no exception to that rule. Zing!
Originally Posted by pjhoody
You 288 guys should look at the problem another way. We all agree that you're supposed to address PEMDAS first. So, solve what's in the parenthesis by using the distributive property.
In other words: 2(9+3) = (2+9) + (2+3) = 18 + 6 = 24
Now, you have 48 / 24 = 2 (TWO)
Maybe putting a parenthesis around the 2(9+3) would help to illustrate the point.
48/(2(9+3))
Originally Posted by pjhoody
You 288 guys should look at the problem another way. We all agree that you're supposed to address PEMDAS first. So, solve what's in the parenthesis by using the distributive property.
In other words: 2(9+3) = (2+9) + (2+3) = 18 + 6 = 24
Now, you have 48 / 24 = 2 (TWO)
Maybe putting a parenthesis around the 2(9+3) would help to illustrate the point.
48/(2(9+3))
UnkleTomCruze wrote:
[color= rgb(255, 255, 255)]Now This question goes to out to anyone and everyone championing an answer of 2; Is there a difference between:[/color]
[h3]48÷2(9+3) and 48÷ 2 x 1(9+3)[/h3]
I'll wait.
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UnkleTomCruze wrote:
[color= rgb(255, 255, 255)]Now This question goes to out to anyone and everyone championing an answer of 2; Is there a difference between:[/color]
[h3]48÷2(9+3) and 48÷ 2 x 1(9+3)[/h3]
I'll wait.
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Originally Posted by pjhoody
no there was no need, but I was using distributive property to illustrate the relationship between the 2 and what was inside the parenthesis. Team 288 doesn't seem to understand that you're supposed to multiply what's in the parenthesis by 2... why? I HAVE NO IDEA.
and, no there is no difference. the answer for both = 2.
in fact, you may have made the best case for the answer being 2.
[h3]48÷ 2 x 1(9+3) is the same as
[/h3][h3]48 / 2 x 12 =
[/h3]
you do the multiplication first... peMDas -- as in MULTIPLICATION BEFORE DIVISION-- that's 2 x 12 = 24... do we need to keep going...
dang, I said I wasn't responding anymore.
Originally Posted by pjhoody
no there was no need, but I was using distributive property to illustrate the relationship between the 2 and what was inside the parenthesis. Team 288 doesn't seem to understand that you're supposed to multiply what's in the parenthesis by 2... why? I HAVE NO IDEA.
and, no there is no difference. the answer for both = 2.
in fact, you may have made the best case for the answer being 2.
[h3]48÷ 2 x 1(9+3) is the same as
[/h3][h3]48 / 2 x 12 =
[/h3]
you do the multiplication first... peMDas -- as in MULTIPLICATION BEFORE DIVISION-- that's 2 x 12 = 24... do we need to keep going...
dang, I said I wasn't responding anymore.
fair pointOriginally Posted by DeadsetAce
^ not saying 2 is necessarily wrong...but you dont have to multiply before dividing in pemdas...its m or d before a or s
fair pointOriginally Posted by DeadsetAce
^ not saying 2 is necessarily wrong...but you dont have to multiply before dividing in pemdas...its m or d before a or s