48÷2(9+3) = ???

[fiat_money]

People. These are different problems

48/2(9+3) = 2...

Why have you assumed (9+3) is in the denominator here?

 

[whatevathehell]

the answer is 288..there ive made up my mind it was my orignal and now my final answer....close thread the ? has been answered.

 

[MallyG]

People coming up with 288 arent "solving" the Parentheses first.

In order to solve it you have to distribute the 2 first. So, 2(9+3) = 18+6 = 24

48/24 = 2

Thank u!

Math wasn't my absolute strong suit (only got up to Trig and a dash of Business Cal), but this is pretty basic.

 

[major pain]

Why have you assumed (9+3) is in the denominator here?

The 2 will factor into whats in the parentheses.

 

[ImGettingOld]

Is excel wrong too?

Yes excel is wrong too

 

[major pain]

yes they do

when there aren't anymore equations to solve within the brackets, then you move on to the next available solving step. In which case, would be Multiplication/division.

Break this down.

48/2(9+3)

1. 2(9+3) = (2*9+2*3) = (18 + 6) = (24) NOW the parentheses go away

2. 48/(24) or 48/24

3. 2

 

[whatevathehell]

You're interpreting it wrong.

The parentheses dont go away by adding 9+3.

It doesnt go away until there are no factors outside the parentheses. The 2 being there modifies whatever is in the parentheses. 48/2(12) = 48/24

no you dont...once the operations in parenthesis are completed then you back to the beginning and start applying the order again which would be division first...

you are solving the equation as if it was written like this 48/[2(9+3)]..think about it
ive spoken...close thread.

 

[PLASTIC RULES]

The 2 will factor into whats in the parentheses.

No because 2(12) is the same thing as 2*12.

 

[ImGettingOld]

48÷2(9+3)

2*9=18 2*3=6

18+6=24

48/24=2

That's the long way

I broke it down so ya'll can see it,its 2

 

[major pain]

Is excel wrong too?

Because you are separating 48/2 and multiplying it by (9+3) you will come up with 288.

Again.

48/2(9+3) is different from 48/2 * (9+3)

 

[MC The Rapper]

the answer is 2

 

[ICame4Pussy]

Niggas doing math in they FREE time? SMH

 

[whatevathehell]

Because you are separating 48/2 and multiplying it by (9+3) you will come up with 288.

Again.

48/2(9+3) is different from 48/2 * (9+3)

no its not the * is undertood on the problem on the left..stop it now...for your own sake..my last post on the matter.

 

[major pain]

No because 2(12) is the same thing as 2*12.

When there is a number DIRECTLY outside the parentheses, that number factors in.

 

[MallyG]

Break this down.

48/2(9+3)

1. 2(9+3) = (2*9+2*3) = (18 + 6) = (24) NOW the parentheses go away

2. 48/(24) or 48/24

3. 2

This nikka's a genious! LoL

 

[PLASTIC RULES]

When there is a number DIRECTLY outside the parentheses, that number factors in.

Maybe, my binomials and shit are rusty. This shit is out of my lane. I got 2 at first, then 288. There seems to be 2 different answers depending on how you interpret the equation.

 

[ChiKia]

The answer is 2.....ummmm

 

[dalyricalbandit]

288..........

 

[fiat_money]

The 2 will factor into whats in the parentheses.

Why would a 2 factor into the parenthesis alone, when it's 48/2 and not just 2? 48/2 would factor in.

See the examples in the third pic:

 

[major pain]

@ the bolded... you are doing the steps wrong. you don't multiply then divide, you do the multiplication/division in whatever order they come in from left to right,

I'm not multiplying and then dividing. The first step in PEMDAS is Parentheses. You have to solve whats in the parentheses first. Consider 2(x+2) and 2x+2. Those are 2 different problems. You have to get rid of the parentheses to solve the problem, the way that "should" be done is by distribution.

I'll say this much. I understand why 288 comes up. And the problem is written specifically to confuse or left to interpretation.

48
---- (9+3) = 288
2

48
-------- = 2
2(9+3)