Thread: 48÷2(9+3)
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Old 15-04-2011, 06:28 PM   #120
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Default Re: 48÷2(9+3)

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Originally Posted by NC1183
How the hell do you end up with 288.

To work this out, you get

48 ÷ 2(9+3)
= 48 ÷ 2*9 + 2*3
= 48 ÷ 18 + 6
= 48 ÷ 24
= 2
why would you split one equation ( 48/2) and create two new ones (2*9, 2*3) when the bracketed digits are obviously solved first before continuing the equation as written...?
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