Re: 48÷2(9+3)
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Its 2 dammit!
Bimdas - so brackets first x 2 divide by 48 = 2
The calculators give 288 because to get it right on a calculator you need to put the brackets in so its 48/(2(9+3)) then you will get 2. This is because the brackets mean multiply whatevers inside by whatever is outside and we all know multiplication comes before division.
If the answer were 288 it would be written like:
(48/2)(9+3)
But its not so the answer is two!
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