Thread: Solve This Math Problem

Alright all one of my friends on Facebook put this on her status and it is turning into a big debate and I have looked this problem up myself and funny thing is that the two answers are almost split so I want to see what the world of T-I says. I will give you both answers that people are arguing between.

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48÷2(9+3)

BODMAS
Brackets
Other
Divide
Multiply
Subtract

Therefore, do the brackets first:
48/2(12) which is just 48/(12x2)
48/24 = 2

I change my mind. It's either. It needs proper clarification.

48/2 x (12) = 288
48/(2 x (12)) = 2

I myself came up with the same conclusion using Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally which means Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction 48÷2(9+3)

48÷2(12)
48÷24
=2

hmmm no, bodmas gives 288.

48/2(9+3) gives
48/2(12)

If you do devision first you get 24*12 which gives you 288.

Although i have been taught to give piority to brackets and stuff so i did 2(12) first and i get 2, so i will stick with it :P

first the add from the brackets > 9+3=12
then start working outside, dividing first > 48:2=24
after dividing i did the multiplication to the answer from the brackets > 24x12=488

you guys suck at math

48/2 x (9 + 3)

1)Brackets (9+3)=12
2)Division 48/2= 24
3)Multiplication 24x12=288

i used BODMAS/PEMDAS in a step by step fashion
i am quite sure that the answer should be 288

Classic PEMDAS problem.

Please - Parenthesis
Excuse - Exponents
My - Multiply
Dear - Divide
Aunt - Add
Salley - Subtract

1) 48 / 2 (12)
2) 24 (12)
3) 24 x 12 = 288

288

Don't you have to add the brackets, then divide 48 by 2, which gives you 24, times 12, equals 288. Right?

You don't multiply 2 by 12 because you have to work from the left to right.

Originally Posted by hummingbird

I myself came up with the same conclusion using Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally which means Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction 48÷2(9+3)

48÷2(12)
48÷24
=2

By the way, the rest of that is Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally, She Left - Right away. :)