48÷2(9+3)=?

[benner]

Ok so I'm figuring the two possible answers will be based on your age and how you were taught, newer verses older. I'm 23 and got 2 but both my parents are 56 and get an answer of 288. So post your age then answer

Age 23
Answer 2

[matt5112]

age: 19
answer: 48/24 -> 2/1 -> 2

What they don't see is that there is essentially a multiplication sign between the 2 and the bracket.

[fst4dr]

26
and 288

and the gf 29
and 288

[dpzelenak]

age-19
answer-2

[Odi]

age: 20

48 / 24 = 2.

[stealthee]

age 30
answer is 288

48/2=24 x 9+3=12
24 x 12 = 288

Google agrees.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=1276&bih=868&q=48%C3%B7 2%289%2B3%29%3D&aq=f&aqi=h1&aql=&oq=

About.com also agrees with me

http://math.about.com/library/weekly/aa040502a.htm

If you were "taught" differently then your teachers are idiots.

[rocafella2032]

^ know your principles. Parenthesis first, multiplication, then divide. Answer is 2

[Odi]

i fubared. miltiply/divide you go left to right. so 288 is right.

[stealthee]

^ know your principles. Parenthesis first, multiplication, then divide. Answer is 2

You just said know your principals and posted the wrong answer. How ironic.

There are rules to math. Follow the rules to get the right answer. The right answer is 288.

[rocafella2032]

Please Excuse My Deal Aunt Sally

[Odi]

I thought he was gonna use teh ruler!

[stealthee]

The only way the answer is 2 is if the equation was written like this

48 ÷ (2(9+3))

As its written it is 288.

[rocafella2032]

The way it's written is 48 divided by 2(12)

[stealthee]

The way it's written is 48 divided by 2(12)

No its not.

Parenthesis are done first

9+3=12

Then you do division

48÷2=24

Then you do multiplication

24 x 12 = 288

Follow the rules. The 2 is outside of the parenthesis. It has nothing to do with it.

Again the only way the answer is 2 is if its written 48 ÷ (2(9+3))

Use the Google calculator. It will tell you the answers.

[rocafella2032]

I was always taught multiplication before division

[stealthee]

Thats wrong.

You multiply and divide in the order they occur from left to right.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&b...f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

421,000 results saying you multiply and divide in the order they occur.

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/orderops.htm

Put the formula in Excel. It also gives 288.

Every possible calculator gives 288 as an answer. Order of operations rules makes it 288. The answer is and always will be 288.

[Sandman]

I was always taught the PEMDAS rule for doing math. So as far as I'm concerned and learned the answer is 2.

[stealthee]

Muliplication and Division have the SAME precendence.

Addition and Subtraction have the SAME precendence.

LEARN THE RULES OF MATH PEOPLE.

Look at the links I posted. They are done in the ORDER THEY OCCUR FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.

PEMDAS made the youth of America stupid.

[vailskier3]

age: 25
answer: 288

duh

[ZR1Vette09]

I get 288.

TI-84 confirms that.

I'm an engineering student.

I'm good at math.