48÷2(9+3) = ???

jspatriots · Apr 12, 2011

What answers do you guys get.

SumoNinja · Apr 12, 2011

nooshbag · Apr 12, 2011

2 or ...8 million

eatingleg4peanut · Apr 12, 2011

144 lol, i'm great at math!!!

EntoCraig · Apr 12, 2011

(24 x 12)

288

OR

48 / (2 x 12)

2

The answer us explained here in more detail then I care to share

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/48293

Piscine · Apr 12, 2011

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jspatriots · Apr 12, 2011

picked this up at another forum

nooshbag · Apr 12, 2011

48/2(9+3)
(9+3)=12
48/2(12)
2(12)= 24
48/24=2

follow the order of operations
calculators dont usually do this.

jspatriots · Apr 12, 2011

i got 288 myself. If you follow PEMDAS, multiplication and division are on the same level so you go from left to right in the problem.