# 48÷2(9+3)=? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 12, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862 "2011-04-12T21:21:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![imported\_hybrdthry91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_hybrdthry91/32/6315_2.png) [@imported\_hybrdthry91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_hybrdthry91)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/1 "2011-04-12T21:21:40Z")
48÷2(9+3)=? what do you think the answer is? calculators give different answers and are not to be trusted always. ---
**Author:** ![NickAlero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickalero/32/6440_2.png) [@NickAlero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NickAlero)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/2 "2011-04-12T21:26:32Z")
2 ---
**Author:** ![91teg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91teg/32/6304_2.png) [@91teg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91teg)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/3 "2011-04-12T21:26:58Z")
2 or 288 depending on the order of operations used. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_hybrdthry91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_hybrdthry91/32/6315_2.png) [@imported\_hybrdthry91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_hybrdthry91)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/4 "2011-04-12T21:27:38Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/41180/6): > > 2 or 288 depending on the order of operations used. isn’t the order predetermined by rules? ---
**Author:** ![NickAlero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickalero/32/6440_2.png) [@NickAlero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NickAlero)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/5 "2011-04-12T21:31:14Z")
Parenthesis Exponents Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction ---
**Author:** ![91teg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91teg/32/6304_2.png) [@91teg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91teg)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/6 "2011-04-12T21:32:00Z")
> [@GM cancels new DOHC V8 plans](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-cancels-new-dohc-v8-plans/41171/11): > > isn’t the order predetermined by rules? Yeah i figured this was something more than it seemed so i googled it and thats what came up lol. It also said this will spark debates on forums :rofl ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/7 "2011-04-12T21:34:05Z")
Definitely 2 ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/8 "2011-04-12T21:36:01Z")
2 if the proper order is used :tongue ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/9 "2011-04-12T21:37:00Z")
I hate this thread. Poorly written problem, that is my answer ---
**Author:** ![imported\_hybrdthry91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_hybrdthry91/32/6315_2.png) [@imported\_hybrdthry91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_hybrdthry91)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/10 "2011-04-12T21:39:23Z")
> [@Vovchandr"](#): > > 2 if the proper order is used :tongue so the proper order wouldn’t be: 48÷2(9+3)= 48÷2(12)= 24(12)=288 ---
**Author:** ![imported\_hybrdthry91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_hybrdthry91/32/6315_2.png) [@imported\_hybrdthry91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_hybrdthry91)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/11 "2011-04-12T21:40:26Z")
> [@Toronto motorcycle show](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/toronto-motorcycle-show/41162/2): > > Yeah i figured this was something more than it seemed so i googled it and thats what came up lol. **It also said this will spark debates on forums** :rofl This lol. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/12 "2011-04-12T21:41:56Z")
There is a reason why the ÷ symbol is not used in upper level math. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_hybrdthry91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_hybrdthry91/32/6315_2.png) [@imported\_hybrdthry91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_hybrdthry91)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/13 "2011-04-12T21:44:47Z")
> [@paging drdos](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paging-drdos/41185/2): > > There is a reason why the ÷ symbol is not used in upper level math. all calculators use the ÷ symbol, yet even they disagree. ---
**Author:** ![NickAlero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickalero/32/6440_2.png) [@NickAlero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NickAlero)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/14 "2011-04-12T21:46:42Z")
Shouldn’t spark any debate, since the order of operations in math declares “parenthesis before division” (PEMDAS, see what I said earlier). Which means by definition, that things within the parenthesis are dealt with, followed by things connected to them. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/15 "2011-04-12T21:46:58Z")
haha yes because some are programmed differently than others. It is all how you interpret the multiplication. This will vary from human to human, calculator to calculator, and math software to math software. Does a(b) take priority over a x b… that’s what this problem is all about. And it sucks. haha ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/16 "2011-04-12T21:47:14Z")
calculator isn’t reading the order correctly ---
**Author:** ![NickAlero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickalero/32/6440_2.png) [@NickAlero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NickAlero)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/17 "2011-04-12T21:48:40Z")
Oh I get what the debate is now. But still, multiplication happens before division. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/18 "2011-04-12T21:49:28Z")
no, they happen at the same time. It is PEM/DA/S ---
**Author:** ![imported\_hybrdthry91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_hybrdthry91/32/6315_2.png) [@imported\_hybrdthry91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_hybrdthry91)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/19 "2011-04-12T21:49:55Z")
> [@Really neat build](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/really-neat-build/41184/4): > > Shouldn’t spark any debate, since the order of operations in math declares “parenthesis before division” (PEMDAS, see what I said earlier). Which means by definition, that things within the parenthesis are dealt with, followed by things connected to them. The P in pemdas involved the items inside the parenthesis nothing more. ---
**Author:** ![NickAlero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickalero/32/6440_2.png) [@NickAlero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NickAlero)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/20 "2011-04-12T21:50:16Z")
Did you mean PE/MD/AS? I guess it just comes down to representation then. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862.md?page=2)