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No, you're changing the whole problem. Stop.Originally Posted by LBJ23navo
Its 2. If you put it in the calculator it should be like this
48/(2(9+3))
No, you're changing the whole problem. Stop.Originally Posted by LBJ23navo
Its 2. If you put it in the calculator it should be like this
48/(2(9+3))
Originally Posted by AusZero
QFTOriginally Posted by N1K3B4LLER
The point that people miss about PEMDAS is that it's really
P E M/D A/S
multiplication and division happen at the same time (from left to right) as do addition and subtraction.
this means M and D are interchangeable so having MD is the same as DM
In your example the first is correct not because division always come before multiplication but because the division in the problem is first.
288
Originally Posted by AusZero
QFTOriginally Posted by N1K3B4LLER
The point that people miss about PEMDAS is that it's really
P E M/D A/S
multiplication and division happen at the same time (from left to right) as do addition and subtraction.
this means M and D are interchangeable so having MD is the same as DM
In your example the first is correct not because division always come before multiplication but because the division in the problem is first.
288
No, that is the question. The extra brackets are implied, as the equation 2(9+3) cannot be broken up. It must be solved before moving on with the rest of the problem.Originally Posted by 703FlipFiend
No, you're changing the whole problem. Stop.Originally Posted by LBJ23navo
Its 2. If you put it in the calculator it should be like this
48/(2(9+3))
No, that is the question. The extra brackets are implied, as the equation 2(9+3) cannot be broken up. It must be solved before moving on with the rest of the problem.Originally Posted by 703FlipFiend
No, you're changing the whole problem. Stop.Originally Posted by LBJ23navo
Its 2. If you put it in the calculator it should be like this
48/(2(9+3))
Oh damn. This made some sense.Originally Posted by dmbrhs
Some of you are treating the parenthetical as an actual multiplication symbol. It's not. It serves as a multiplier, but to the number it is attached to. The 2 is attached to the parenthetical, which means you must solve it as part of the first step in the order of operations. This isn't rocket science.