View Poll Results: 48÷2(9+3) = ???
2
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288
41
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48÷2(9+3) = ???
08 April 2011, 05:59 PM
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08 April 2011, 08:58 PM
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ABBOT & COSTELLO: 13X7= 28.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo4NC...layer_embedded
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08 April 2011, 09:07 PM
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Answer is 2. Jeez..... over half the people got it wrong.
- Work out brackets first.
- Multiplications take precedence over divides.
48÷2(9+3)
48÷2(12)
48÷24
2
Well thats how i was taught it at school
- Work out brackets first.
- Multiplications take precedence over divides.
48÷2(9+3)
48÷2(12)
48÷24
2
Well thats how i was taught it at school
08 April 2011, 09:32 PM
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Google it, answer is 288.
08 April 2011, 09:47 PM
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Surely the absence of the '*' between the '2' and the '(' indicates that the 2(9+3) should be treated as one entity 
At least that's how I was taught
The fact that Google says it's 288 convinces me even more that the answer is actually 2 
At least that's how I was taught
08 April 2011, 10:24 PM
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That is bloody hilarious. I'm going to wind my two kids up in the mornign with that one!
08 April 2011, 10:37 PM
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It's BODMAS, always BODMAS. 
B Brackets first
O Orders (ie Powers and Square Roots, etc.)
DM Division and Multiplication (left-to-right)
AS Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right)
48/2(9+3)
48/2(12)
24×12
288
B Brackets first
O Orders (ie Powers and Square Roots, etc.)
DM Division and Multiplication (left-to-right)
AS Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right)
48/2(9+3)
48/2(12)
24×12
288
08 April 2011, 11:53 PM
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5 beers in and it's still simple.
How can this be a debate?
Saying that, it's its, whose who's, brought bought, and many other's () also go by without challenge.
How can this be a debate?
Saying that, it's its, whose who's, brought bought, and many other's (
) also go by without challenge.
08 April 2011, 11:55 PM
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I tend to grind my teeth and ignore posts with those in these days. Gave up long ago trying to correct the grammar of others.
