48÷2(9+3) = ???

[servechilled81]

Originally Posted by bballah3

Shout out to whoever wrote P.E.M.D.A.S. first


= 2

but like someone pointed out earlier,  It's not PEMDAS literally.  
Parenthesis first, then exponents, when it comes to multiplication and division

you do which ever comes first in the problem from left to right

48/2(9+3)

48/2(12)

24(12)

288

 

[wallyhopp]

Mind blown with the distributive property talk. PEMDAS is only the beginning. You either distribute it out like 48 / (2*9 + 2*3), or you take the shortcut many are doing and realize 48/ 2(12). You still have do the multiplication first. The parenthesis don't magically disappear and turn into a multiplication sign like many are saying

 

[servechilled81]

Originally Posted by bballah3

Shout out to whoever wrote P.E.M.D.A.S. first


= 2

but like someone pointed out earlier,  It's not PEMDAS literally.  
Parenthesis first, then exponents, when it comes to multiplication and division

you do which ever comes first in the problem from left to right

48/2(9+3)

48/2(12)

24(12)

288

 

[wallyhopp]

Mind blown with the distributive property talk. PEMDAS is only the beginning. You either distribute it out like 48 / (2*9 + 2*3), or you take the shortcut many are doing and realize 48/ 2(12). You still have do the multiplication first. The parenthesis don't magically disappear and turn into a multiplication sign like many are saying

 

[doctorshoes]

Is this seriously a problem? Elementary school kids can do this. It's obviously two, parenthesis is done first. Then again, it depends on how it is written. The way it's written in the title is confusing 

 

[snakeyes17]

Originally Posted by balloonoboy

Originally Posted by snakeyes17

You just changed the whole problem.

The parenthetical belongs in the denominator.

Hahaha, man I hate this.
48 all over 2(9+3) would be 48 all over 24 which would be 2.

 

[snakeyes17]

Originally Posted by balloonoboy

Originally Posted by snakeyes17

You just changed the whole problem.

The parenthetical belongs in the denominator.

Hahaha, man I hate this.
48 all over 2(9+3) would be 48 all over 24 which would be 2.

 

[RustyShackleford]

The internet is going nuts with this. If this question was given on any math test the answer would be 2. If a teacher or professor wanted someone to divide 48 by 2 first then they would use an equation editor so that the two appears under the 48.
And wolfram alpha saying it is 288 doesn't mean %*$! because the equation was changed 

 

[RustyShackleford]

The internet is going nuts with this. If this question was given on any math test the answer would be 2. If a teacher or professor wanted someone to divide 48 by 2 first then they would use an equation editor so that the two appears under the 48.
And wolfram alpha saying it is 288 doesn't mean %*$! because the equation was changed 

 

[sneakerfr]

Five pages for an easy math problem? wow. Set it up like a fraction. so 48 would be in the numerator and 2(9+3) is in the denominator. The answer is 2.

 

[hella handsome]

Originally Posted by StrongMind3

Originally Posted by mosk33toe

For all you cats that think it's 2, what do you think the answer to this equation is: 1-1+1?

1...right?

No matter how you do that equation, its going to be 1 

This problem is a little more misleading than that. That equation is just awkward on the eyes at first glance. 

 

[240Zestways]

Originally Posted by eddiehouse5

Originally Posted by 703FlipFiend

Originally Posted by LBJ23navo

Its 2. If you put it in the calculator it should be like this

48/(2(9+3))

No, you're changing the whole problem. Stop.

No, that is the question. The extra brackets are implied, as the equation 2(9+3) cannot be broken up. It must be solved before moving on with the rest of the problem.

Uhh 2(9+3) can be broken up...
2(9+3)
2(12)

2 x 12

 

[spacerace]

Originally Posted by therenegade23

Originally Posted by PUSHA C

Originally Posted by RavageBX

It's definitely 2, unless things have changed since I was in grade school lol

this

your grade schools have failed you. 

 

[240Zestways]

Originally Posted by eddiehouse5

Originally Posted by 703FlipFiend

Originally Posted by LBJ23navo

Its 2. If you put it in the calculator it should be like this

48/(2(9+3))

No, you're changing the whole problem. Stop.

No, that is the question. The extra brackets are implied, as the equation 2(9+3) cannot be broken up. It must be solved before moving on with the rest of the problem.

Uhh 2(9+3) can be broken up...
2(9+3)
2(12)

2 x 12

 

[hella handsome]

Originally Posted by StrongMind3

Originally Posted by mosk33toe

For all you cats that think it's 2, what do you think the answer to this equation is: 1-1+1?

1...right?

No matter how you do that equation, its going to be 1 

This problem is a little more misleading than that. That equation is just awkward on the eyes at first glance. 

 

[sneakerfr]

Five pages for an easy math problem? wow. Set it up like a fraction. so 48 would be in the numerator and 2(9+3) is in the denominator. The answer is 2.

 

[spacerace]

Originally Posted by therenegade23

Originally Posted by PUSHA C

Originally Posted by RavageBX

It's definitely 2, unless things have changed since I was in grade school lol

this

your grade schools have failed you. 

 

[Thats My Word]

From neogaf :

*@#@$# is making all kinds of acronyms.

 

[nocomment6]

It's 288. Dividing and multiplying are ranked the same, so you have to solve the problem from left to right. This would mean 48\2x12=24x12=288

 

[Thats My Word]

From neogaf :

*@#@$# is making all kinds of acronyms.

 

[oidreez]

The ambiguity in the problem is that if they wanted us to do 48/2 first, they would have put it in parenthesis

 

[nocomment6]

It's 288. Dividing and multiplying are ranked the same, so you have to solve the problem from left to right. This would mean 48\2x12=24x12=288

 

[oidreez]

The ambiguity in the problem is that if they wanted us to do 48/2 first, they would have put it in parenthesis

 

[mosk33toe]

Originally Posted by hella handsome

Originally Posted by StrongMind3

Originally Posted by mosk33toe

For all you cats that think it's 2, what do you think the answer to this equation is: 1-1+1?

1...right?

No matter how you do that equation, its going to be 1 

This problem is a little more misleading than that. That equation is just awkward on the eyes at first glance. 

It will not always be 1. For all the people that are saying PEMDAS infers that Multiplication has more priority than Division, this means that Addition has more priority than Subtraction.  Therefore they would compute this 1-1+1 = 1-(2) = -1.

Case in point... the answer is 288

-Signed your resident UCLA Math Major

 

[mosk33toe]

Originally Posted by hella handsome

Originally Posted by StrongMind3

Originally Posted by mosk33toe

For all you cats that think it's 2, what do you think the answer to this equation is: 1-1+1?

1...right?

No matter how you do that equation, its going to be 1 

This problem is a little more misleading than that. That equation is just awkward on the eyes at first glance. 

It will not always be 1. For all the people that are saying PEMDAS infers that Multiplication has more priority than Division, this means that Addition has more priority than Subtraction.  Therefore they would compute this 1-1+1 = 1-(2) = -1.

Case in point... the answer is 288

-Signed your resident UCLA Math Major