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I don't know how this question is ambiguous...it is clearly 288.
48÷2(9+3) = ???
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I don't know how this question is ambiguous...it is clearly 288.
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I just proved that you're wrong son. How you gonna say that Wolfram Alpha is MANIPULATING equations, the ignorance
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How is it clearly 288?
48 divided by what number gives you 288?
48 divided by what number gives you 2?
48 divided by what number gives you 288?
48 divided by what number gives you 2?
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How is it clearly 288?
48 divided by what number gives you 288?
48 divided by what number gives you 2?
48 divided by what number gives you 288?
48 divided by what number gives you 2?
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I just proved that you're wrong son. How you gonna say that Wolfram Alpha is MANIPULATING equations, the ignorance
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Like I'm the only dude tin this thread to say wolfram alpha manipulates equations...right.
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Like I'm the only dude tin this thread to say wolfram alpha manipulates equations...right.
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You 288 guys should look at the problem another way. We all agree that you're supposed to address PEMDAS first. So, solve what's in the parenthesis by using the distributive property.
In other words: 2(9+3) = (2x9) + (2x3) = 18 + 6 = 24
Now, you have 48 / 24 = 2 (TWO)
Maybe putting a parenthesis around the 2(9+3) would help to illustrate the point.
48/(2(9+3))
Edit: sorry, I had plus signs instead of multiplication signs up top.
In other words: 2(9+3) = (2x9) + (2x3) = 18 + 6 = 24
Now, you have 48 / 24 = 2 (TWO)
Maybe putting a parenthesis around the 2(9+3) would help to illustrate the point.
48/(2(9+3))
Edit: sorry, I had plus signs instead of multiplication signs up top.
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You 288 guys should look at the problem another way. We all agree that you're supposed to address PEMDAS first. So, solve what's in the parenthesis by using the distributive property.
In other words: 2(9+3) = (2x9) + (2x3) = 18 + 6 = 24
Now, you have 48 / 24 = 2 (TWO)
Maybe putting a parenthesis around the 2(9+3) would help to illustrate the point.
48/(2(9+3))
Edit: sorry, I had plus signs instead of multiplication signs up top.
In other words: 2(9+3) = (2x9) + (2x3) = 18 + 6 = 24
Now, you have 48 / 24 = 2 (TWO)
Maybe putting a parenthesis around the 2(9+3) would help to illustrate the point.
48/(2(9+3))
Edit: sorry, I had plus signs instead of multiplication signs up top.
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You literally just addressed what Team 288 has been trying to prove this entire thread. THANK YOU. THAT IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE WHEN THE ANSWER IS 2. However, the problem DOES NOT look like that so the answer is 288.
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You're not welcome on Team 288 though.
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You literally just addressed what Team 288 has been trying to prove this entire thread. THANK YOU. THAT IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE WHEN THE ANSWER IS 2. However, the problem DOES NOT look like that so the answer is 288.
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You're not welcome on Team 288 though.
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Why are you even solving what's in the parenthesis using distributive property when there's no need for it.
It's a simple addition problem: (9+3)
Do you honestly need to distribute to solve that?
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It's a simple addition problem: (9+3)
Do you honestly need to distribute to solve that?
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Also...
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Why are you even solving what's in the parenthesis using distributive property when there's no need for it.
It's a simple addition problem: (9+3)
Do you honestly need to distribute to solve that?
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Also...
It's a simple addition problem: (9+3)
Do you honestly need to distribute to solve that?
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Also...
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no there was no need, but I was using distributive property to illustrate the relationship between the 2 and what was inside the parenthesis. Team 288 doesn't seem to understand that you're supposed to multiply what's in the parenthesis by 2... why? I HAVE NO IDEA.
and, no there is no difference. the answer for both = 2.
in fact, you may have made the best case for the answer being 2.
[h3]48÷ 2 x 1(9+3) is the same as
[/h3][h3]48 / 2 x 12 =
[/h3]
you do the multiplication first... peMDas -- as in MULTIPLICATION BEFORE DIVISION-- that's 2 x 12 = 24... do we need to keep going...
dang, I said I wasn't responding anymore.
and, no there is no difference. the answer for both = 2.
in fact, you may have made the best case for the answer being 2.
[h3]48÷ 2 x 1(9+3) is the same as
[/h3][h3]48 / 2 x 12 =
[/h3]
you do the multiplication first... peMDas -- as in MULTIPLICATION BEFORE DIVISION-- that's 2 x 12 = 24... do we need to keep going...
dang, I said I wasn't responding anymore.
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no there was no need, but I was using distributive property to illustrate the relationship between the 2 and what was inside the parenthesis. Team 288 doesn't seem to understand that you're supposed to multiply what's in the parenthesis by 2... why? I HAVE NO IDEA.
and, no there is no difference. the answer for both = 2.
in fact, you may have made the best case for the answer being 2.
[h3]48÷ 2 x 1(9+3) is the same as
[/h3][h3]48 / 2 x 12 =
[/h3]
you do the multiplication first... peMDas -- as in MULTIPLICATION BEFORE DIVISION-- that's 2 x 12 = 24... do we need to keep going...
dang, I said I wasn't responding anymore.
and, no there is no difference. the answer for both = 2.
in fact, you may have made the best case for the answer being 2.
[h3]48÷ 2 x 1(9+3) is the same as
[/h3][h3]48 / 2 x 12 =
[/h3]
you do the multiplication first... peMDas -- as in MULTIPLICATION BEFORE DIVISION-- that's 2 x 12 = 24... do we need to keep going...
dang, I said I wasn't responding anymore.
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Originally Posted by pjhoody
no there was no need, but I was using distributive property to illustrate the relationship between the 2 and what was inside the parenthesis. Team 288 doesn't seem to understand that you're supposed to multiply what's in the parenthesis by 2... why? I HAVE NO IDEA.
and, no there is no difference. the answer for both = 2.
in fact, you may have made the best case for the answer being 2.
[h3]48÷ 2 x 1(9+3) is the same as
[/h3][h3]48 / 2 x 12 =
[/h3]
you do the multiplication first... peMDas -- as in MULTIPLICATION BEFORE DIVISION-- that's 2 x 12 = 24... do we need to keep going...
dang, I said I wasn't responding anymore.
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Originally Posted by pjhoody
no there was no need, but I was using distributive property to illustrate the relationship between the 2 and what was inside the parenthesis. Team 288 doesn't seem to understand that you're supposed to multiply what's in the parenthesis by 2... why? I HAVE NO IDEA.
and, no there is no difference. the answer for both = 2.
in fact, you may have made the best case for the answer being 2.
[h3]48÷ 2 x 1(9+3) is the same as
[/h3][h3]48 / 2 x 12 =
[/h3]
you do the multiplication first... peMDas -- as in MULTIPLICATION BEFORE DIVISION-- that's 2 x 12 = 24... do we need to keep going...
dang, I said I wasn't responding anymore.
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^ not saying 2 is necessarily wrong...but you dont have to multiply before dividing in pemdas...its m or d before a or s
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^ not saying 2 is necessarily wrong...but you dont have to multiply before dividing in pemdas...its m or d before a or s
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fair point
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fair point
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I'm going to show this to my math teacher on Tuesday. As far as PEMDAS goes, I'm not sure why people are grouping that 2 outside of the parenthesis in with P. All P stands for is 9+3, and then you start back at the beginning of the problem and solve from left to right. Google says this, my TI-83, 86 calculators say this, and every teacher I have ever had taught me this. The answer is 288.