- Oct 14, 2008
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Not at all. If it was meant to be in the denominator the problem would read 48÷(2(9+3)). As the problem reads, the ONLY thing in the denominator is the 2. 48 divided by 2. If the 2 touches the parentheses, it means multiplication. The problem would not originally be 48÷2*(9+3), or 48÷2 x (9+3), because it is UNDERSTOOD that the parentheses indicate multiplication of the number outside. But you can't just do that multiplication, because the division occurs before it going left to right.Originally Posted by do work son
you just restructured the problem by separating the term 2(9+3) when it should not be separated. by doing that you removed (9+3) from the denominator, completely changing the problem.Originally Posted by 8tothe24
Under that guise, 48÷2(9+3) is correct... then it is correctly written as 48÷2*(9+3) = 48÷2*12 = 24*12=288.Originally Posted by do work son
whats with the 288 people changing 2(12) to 2* 1(12)?
the / indicates a fraction which would prove 288 right, but there isnt a "/" in the OG problem. there is a "÷" indicating that everything after it is in the denominator unless otherwise specified.
If the equation was written: 48÷(2(9+3)) = 48÷(2(12)) = 48÷24 = 2.
But as stated... that would be restructuring the problem.