48÷2(9+3) = ????

[Tony-R32]

WRONG read my post

Ahh Whatever, was never great at math anyways, Applied FTW! give me numbers and i'll punch them into my fancey calc! haha!

[GTS-James]

gtr jon did you put 2 or 288 just curious... cause BEDMAS got me 288............ along with 55% of the other ppl haha

and why the heck is this even up here???

[cobrAA]

both are good answer. why ? because the equation is wrong.

It's either (2(3+9)) or 2 *(3+9).

end of thread.

[Daryl @ RightDrive]

I got 36 lol.

[dark_sky]

have you guys never done a skilled testing question on the back of a contest ticket or somthing. of did you just not pass school. this is to funny!!!!! how are you guys with fractions? LOL

[our_kid]

Written the way it is, it should be calculated as follows:

48 ÷ 2(9+3)

= 48 ÷ 2(12)
= 48 ÷ 24 [distributive properties are included in the 'B', or 'Brackets' of BEDMAS, so those must be done before division/multiplication]
= 2


You could also do it this way:

48 ÷ 2(9+3)
= 48 ÷ (18 + 6) [you can solve the bracket first, as above, or distribute the coefficient through the bracket first...it doesn't matter]
= 48 ÷ (24)
= 2


Either way, the answer is definitely 2.

[GTS-James]

shi+....... now i see ur logic.....

[pocketkid]

DAMN going over this my mind just blew up!

BEDMAS, yes you will do the brackets first, but you do the division and multiplication before any add or sub. if there are both division and multiplication in the same equation, then you do which ever one comes first by reading it left to right.

1.Brackets: (9+3) = 12 eq: 48/2(12)
2.Division: 48/2 = 24 eq: 24(12)
3.multi: 24*12= 288

but if it is written
48
-----
2(9+3)

then the 48 gets reduced to 24 and the 2 is gone. because there are 24 times 2 goes into 48 so...

24
------=2
12

written (48/2)(9+3) you get 288

BUT if you take the derivative of the equation you get 0 so thats really what counts.

Written the way it is, it should be calculated as follows:

48 ÷ 2(9+3)

= 48 ÷ 2(12)
= 48 ÷ 24 [distributive properties are included in the 'B', or 'Brackets' of BEDMAS, so those must be done before division/multiplication]
= 2


You could also do it this way:

48 ÷ 2(9+3)
= 48 ÷ (18 + 6) [you can solve the bracket first, as above, or distribute the coefficient through the bracket first...it doesn't matter]
= 48 ÷ (24)
= 2




Either way, the answer is definitely 2.

[amnash]

writen fine. simple BEDMAS

[amnash]

O YA! lets see you guys figure this out..EINSTEINS!

3+2+1=?

umm...8?

[Snake556]

Gaddammit math!

[RHDskyline]

i Love how people on this forum are calling other people down because of a FRICKIN math question. Did it occur to you that some people here chose a line of work that doesn't include math, or if it does, very simple math.


Like think of the average job. When do you need to do questions like the one the OP asked. If you think about it. the Majority of jobs that people have. It uses simple math. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division.

Of course there are a lot of jobs out there that require more. Like fractions, decimals, exponents, angles, circumference.

BUT THE MAJORITY DON'T

Congratulations if you figured the answer out. Get your mom to give you a pat on the back. Cause that's all you deserve.

If you didn't figure it out. Don't sweat it. Its not that big of deal.


The nerve of the people on this forum. Calling people down cause they didn't answer a question correctly.

Take a second...or two. And grow up

[quadracer111]

OP, I really hate you for bringing this thread here...

Of the 15 forums I am on, they all have this, I come here and see this too now.

Sigh.

[GTRADDICT]

Paranthèse
Exposant
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Soustraction

[gtrjon]

i Love how people on this forum are calling other people down because of a FRICKIN math question. Did it occur to you that some people here chose a line of work that doesn't include math, or if it does, very simple math.


Like think of the average job. When do you need to do questions like the one the OP asked. If you think about it. the Majority of jobs that people have. It uses simple math. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division.

Of course there are a lot of jobs out there that require more. Like fractions, decimals, exponents, angles, circumference.

BUT THE MAJORITY DON'T

Congratulations if you figured the answer out. Get your mom to give you a pat on the back. Cause that's all you deserve.

If you didn't figure it out. Don't sweat it. Its not that big of deal.


The nerve of the people on this forum. Calling people down cause they didn't answer a question correctly.

Take a second...or two. And grow up

lol dude i dont really know what your talking about. everyone is taking this pretty cool if you ask me. no one is flipping their **** if they get it wrong. i would say if anything your blowing this way out of proportion. the purpose of this thread is to make you take a step back and think for a second.