Thread: 48÷2(9+3)
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Old 15-04-2011, 06:47 PM   #124
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Default Re: 48÷2(9+3)

bedmas, where e is exponents

the b is first which means deal with the brackets, and get rid of them.
in the brackets is 12. to get rid of them you have to multiply by 2 = 24.
now you have dealt with the brackets!
the problem is now 48 divided by 24.
calculators are not always correct, it depends on the order of operations that may be unique to the calculator
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