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All you need to ask your professors is what is the first step in this problem
48/ 2(12)
48/ 2(12)
48÷2(9+3) = ???
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That's why I'm still amazed at how this went so many pages. There was no doubt in my mind that it was 2. A good look at the language of math.
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That's why I'm still amazed at how this went so many pages. There was no doubt in my mind that it was 2. A good look at the language of math.
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i havent taken math since college. my initial answer was 2
so which is it
so which is it
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i havent taken math since college. my initial answer was 2
so which is it
so which is it
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Exactly. So, do we have to wait until Monday to claim victory, or can we just do this now?
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Exactly. So, do we have to wait until Monday to claim victory, or can we just do this now?
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Just want to see your rebuttal if I said:
Step 1: Work left to right. Divide by 2.
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Just want to see your rebuttal if I said:
Step 1: Work left to right. Divide by 2.
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Again, not that surprising if people view "/" as a symbol for fraction instead of division.
If "/" indicates a fraction, the answer to the equation is 288.
If "/" indicates division, the answer to the equation is 2.
That's why the answer to 48÷2(9+3) is clearly 2. As far as I know (I'm "only" a high school grad), "÷" cannot be used to represent a fraction.
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Neither. It's 48 (division sign) 2(9+3)Originally Posted by DMan14
i havent taken math since college
so which is it
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Neither. It's 48 (division sign) 2(9+3)Originally Posted by DMan14
i havent taken math since college
so which is it
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Again, not that surprising if people view "/" as a symbol for fraction instead of division.
If "/" indicates a fraction, the answer to the equation is 288.
If "/" indicates division, the answer to the equation is 2.
That's why the answer to 48÷2(9+3) is clearly 2. As far as I know (I'm "only" a high school grad), "÷" cannot be used to represent a fraction.
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For the last time Multiplication does not come before Division.
240Zestways
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For the last time Multiplication does not come before Division.
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The pertinent question for your teacher or math professor is whether or not they view "/" as a symbol for fraction or division.
If the answer is, "either/or," then the answer to the equation as many people have written it [48/2(9+3)] can be either 288 or 2.
If the answer is, "[/i]only[/i] fraction," then the only answer to the equation written as 48/2(9+3) is 288, just as the only answer to the equation written as 48÷2(9+3) is 2.
If the answer is, "either/or," then the answer to the equation as many people have written it [48/2(9+3)] can be either 288 or 2.
If the answer is, "[/i]only[/i] fraction," then the only answer to the equation written as 48/2(9+3) is 288, just as the only answer to the equation written as 48÷2(9+3) is 2.
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Yeah, this post pretty much crushes Team 288's argument. Without their "Multiplication is before Division" argument, they really have nothing. The question is also written with a ÷, so either we chalk this up as an "Idk which sign they're using so it could go either way," or team 2 all out wins. /threadOriginally Posted by MJair
For the last time Multiplication does not come before Division.
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Yeah, this post pretty much crushes Team 288's argument. Without their "Multiplication is before Division" argument, they really have nothing. The question is also written with a ÷, so either we chalk this up as an "Idk which sign they're using so it could go either way," or team 2 all out wins. /threadOriginally Posted by MJair
For the last time Multiplication does not come before Division.
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The pertinent question for your teacher or math professor is whether or not they view "/" as a symbol for fraction or division.
If the answer is, "either/or," then the answer to the equation as many people have written it [48/2(9+3)] can be either 288 or 2.
If the answer is, "[/i]only[/i] fraction," then the only answer to the equation written as 48/2(9+3) is 288, just as the only answer to the equation written as 48÷2(9+3) is 2.
If the answer is, "either/or," then the answer to the equation as many people have written it [48/2(9+3)] can be either 288 or 2.
If the answer is, "[/i]only[/i] fraction," then the only answer to the equation written as 48/2(9+3) is 288, just as the only answer to the equation written as 48÷2(9+3) is 2.
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What?
In your logic how does 48/2(12) equate to 2? Mj is saying the answer is 288.
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What?
In your logic how does 48/2(12) equate to 2? Mj is saying the answer is 288.
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You do the paranthesis equation first which is.........
2(9 plus 3) which is 24
48/24
You don't do the parethesis addition only
48/2 x 12
The entire parenthesis formula is completed first. That is why the answer is 2
2(9 plus 3) which is 24
48/24
You don't do the parethesis addition only
48/2 x 12
The entire parenthesis formula is completed first. That is why the answer is 2
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You do the paranthesis equation first which is.........
2(9 plus 3) which is 24
48/24
You don't do the parethesis addition only
48/2 x 12
The entire parenthesis formula is completed first. That is why the answer is 2
2(9 plus 3) which is 24
48/24
You don't do the parethesis addition only
48/2 x 12
The entire parenthesis formula is completed first. That is why the answer is 2
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This is what I was thinking.
At 48÷2(12), what is the (12) for? Ignore parentheses? It is there for the 2, no?
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This is what I was thinking.
At 48÷2(12), what is the (12) for? Ignore parentheses? It is there for the 2, no?
