48÷2(9+3) = ???

[Bderick67]

no they are not all the same

Sorry but they are all equal to 6.

 

[channarox]

Sorry but they are all equal to 6.

Only if it's 1/(2(9+3)) not (1/2)(9+3).

 

[titustitus]

Actually.... Now that I think about it... The answer is 288.

48/(no divide sign, shall use /) 2(9+3)
= 48/2(12) (which is 48 divided by 2, times 12. Therefore, 2 is not in the bracket multiplying by 12. 48 should divide by 2 first, which is 24, and then multiplied by 12.)
= 24(12)
= 288

Yes, from Singapore.

Ok but 2 belongs to the bracket 2(12)! If the question was aimed to getting the answer 288, it would have been [48/2](9+3)

 

[channarox]

Ok but 2 belongs to the bracket 2(12)! If the question was aimed to getting the answer 288, it would have been [48/2](9+3)

Uhm, no. 2 is not in the bracket.
2(12) = 2x12.

48/2(12) ASSUMING is is 48 divided by 2 and then times 12, and not 48/(2(12)) (get it?).

the problem is, there can be two answers to 48/2(9+3) because there are two different ways of looking at it.

It can be looked at as 48 divided by 2 and then times 12, OR 48 divided by (2(12)).

Here's a pic.

 

[SumoNinja]

Andy was right, it depends what the equation is asking

one way will get you 288 and one way will get you 2

if you don't agree then we can agree to disagree, that's the bottom line

 

[SumoNinja]

Sorry but they are all equal to 6.

you quoted me before i saw what you meant, i misread it the first time

see my edited post, post #89

 

[SumoNinja]

Uhm, no. 2 is not in the bracket.
2(12) = 2x12.

48/2(12) ASSUMING is is 48 divided by 2 and then times 12, and not 48/(2(12)) (get it?).

the problem is, there can be two answers to 48/2(9+3) because there are two different ways of looking at it.

It can be looked at as 48 divided by 2 and then times 12, OR 48 divided by (2(12)).

Here's a pic.

Andy was right, it depends what the equation is asking

one way will get you 288 and one way will get you 2

if you don't agree then we can agree to disagree, that's the bottom line

yea, this is what i'm saying

 

[Bderick67]

Only if it's 1/(2(9+3)) not (1/2)(9+3).

Yeah you got that backwards as the second is equal to 6

Though nice job on proving my point of needing a second set of parenthesis with 1/(2(9+3) which would equal 1/24

 

[channarox]

Yeah you got that backwards as the second is equal to 6

Though nice job on proving my point of needing a second set of parenthesis with 1/(2(9+3) which would equal 1/24

I meant it the other way round.

 

[titustitus]

always do whatever is with the bracket, be it in side or beside. 4(3+1)/2 = ?