48÷2(9+3) = ?

TheReaper said:

The way I was taught, you do the (9+3) first, multiply 2 with 12 and only then divide 48÷24.
It may be years ago, but I can still remember the basics of mathematics.

Someone actually knows how to do an Algebra formula besides me.

This thread holds the record, most pages in the chillout room, before going off topic

We can fix that.

For the formula

what is the value of d when u = 3, v = 11 and t = 5?
http://www.mathopolis.com/questions/q.php?id=1134

Like I stated before where is the division sign? There isn't one.

The division sign is replaced by the slash making it a fraction and it is placed EXACTLY where the division sign was.

48/ 2(9+3)= 2

Well for 2 cents I could have told you that from the git go!

Hopalong X said:

The division sign is replaced by the slash making it a fraction and it is placed EXACTLY where the division sign was.

That's just different notation.

Division is often shown in algebra and science by placing the dividend over the divisor with a horizontal line, also called a vinculum or fraction bar, between them. For example, a divided by b is written



This can be read out loud as "a divided by b", "a by b" or "a over b". A way to express division all on one line is to write the dividend, or numerator then a slash, then the divisor, or denominator like this:

Everlong said:

Hopalong X said:

The division sign is replaced by the slash making it a fraction and it is placed EXACTLY where the division sign was.

That's just different notation.

Only important if you want to find the right answer.