48÷2(9+3) = ?

[DreemWarrior]

Ok, suppose we solve like this.

48÷2(9+3)
= 48÷2(12)

Now, as per BODMAS, the division operator takes precedence over the (implied) multiplication operator so:

=24(12)
=288.

Consider this my vote as well.

LOL da**it Pat...see whatcha started hehe

 

[rbeldua]

this is small program called algebrator i only used this for checking solutions. As stated in post #31 as shown in the figure, i have input the same arrangement using 48/2(9+3) result as shown below. could be an error in the program?

 

[Hopalong X]

Good thing Einstein didn't use Bodmas method.

E= 288

 

[Borg 386]

Hmmm...I got an answer of 78,345,980.9001

 

[smarteyeball]

LOL da**it Pat...see whatcha started hehe

Pretty much what has occurred everywhere else - minus the personal insults

 

[Hopalong X]

LOL da**it Pat...see whatcha started hehe

Pretty much what has occurred everywhere else - minus the personal insults

Were we supposed to include those?

You should have been more specific.

 

[smarteyeball]

Were we supposed to include those?

You should have been more specific.

It's was more or less organic.



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[Everlong]

Were we supposed to include those?

You should have been more specific.

It's was more or less organic.



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SF - Math Problem taking the Internet by storm - Page 6 - Style Forum

A similar one on Facebook was started, 6/2(1+2). The answer being 1 or 9.

 

[Joan Archer]

I never could do me sums so I didn't vote

 

[vierasniper]

Why must Algebra(?) hunt me wherever i go? its 2 :devil:

 

[Joshatdot]

48÷2(9+3) - Google Search

 

[Dave76]

By the way I studied math it's 288.

YMMV

 

[A Guy]

I voted 2, but then, I'm not real smart

A Guy

 

[LiquidSnak]

Parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction. PEMDAS for you acronym lovers.

I think there might be some sort of oceanic arithmetic gap going on here, causing the two different answers.

 

[Everlong]

Multiplication doesn't have precedence over division though and vice versa. If they're the only two operands left in the sum, then you simply just work left to right and in this case it would be divide then multiply, hence you get 288.

 

[Nigsy]

Look this is running on several forums, with the BODMAS (uk), PEDAM (Canada) and many iterations of it.

If you put the equation in exel or libra Office it give 288 as the answer, so that has to be correct

 

[Dave76]

Parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction. PEMDAS for you acronym lovers.

I think there might be some sort of oceanic arithmetic gap going on here, causing the two different answers.

So you're saying your answer is different then everybody else's here

 

[LiquidSnak]

Yes. I came up with 75.

 

[SledgeDG]

How'd you figure that LS ?
PEMDAS is basic intl. "Math Law" no such thing like an oceanic gap. Science is unified/internationalized for a reason!
And even if I wasn't sure..I married a math teacher so I'm set for life

 

[arkhi]

Damn. I answered 2 but that was when I forgot about the left-to-right thing. Geez I want to change my answer to 288 D:

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