# 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:** 11
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/201 "2011-04-14T09:50:35Z")
Is it 288 ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/202 "2011-04-14T11:05:07Z")
288! ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/203 "2011-04-14T11:06:05Z")
My chem professer and TA said it’s 2 ---
**Author:** ![h0twh3els](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/h0twh3els/32/6615_2.png) [@h0twh3els](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/h0twh3els)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/204 "2011-04-14T12:00:35Z")
The answers mother fuckin 2… GOT THAT TWO. ---
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/205 "2011-04-14T12:08:56Z")
I asked two math teachers and they both said 288. The reason is because the way the equation is setup. the equation is set up as 48÷2(9+3)= not 48 * * * 2(9+3) so with order of operations it’s PE -\> MD (left to right) -\> AS (left to right) ---
**Author:** ![h0twh3els](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/h0twh3els/32/6615_2.png) [@h0twh3els](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/h0twh3els)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/206 "2011-04-14T12:09:42Z")
> [@Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd/23570/114): > > I asked two math teachers and they both said 288. > > The reason is because the way the equation is setup. I asked 4 math teachers and they said it was 2. ---
**Author:** ![20wrx09](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/20wrx09/32/6532_2.png) [@20wrx09](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/20wrx09)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/207 "2011-04-14T12:10:02Z")
PIPE DREAM ---
**Author:** ![h0twh3els](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/h0twh3els/32/6615_2.png) [@h0twh3els](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/h0twh3els)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/208 "2011-04-14T12:12:04Z")
Where is ob-longed skull petard anyways? ---
**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 14, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/209 "2011-04-14T12:15:20Z")
> [@Kid does SIQQQ wheelchair flip](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kid-does-siqqq-wheelchair-flip/41257/7): > > distribute the 48 halves into the (9+3) and see what you get. But you can’t > Quote: > Symbols of grouping can be used to override the usual order of operations. Grouped symbols can be treated as a single expression. Symbols of grouping can be removed using the associative and distributive laws. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/210 "2011-04-14T12:19:03Z")
> [@Sti vs. Evo](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sti-vs-evo/2824/169): > > But you can’t give it up man, the way it’s phrased the answer is 288. it’s just a shitty question. ---
**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 14, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/211 "2011-04-14T12:24:30Z")
> [@The 5 most annoying programs on your PC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-most-annoying-programs-on-your-pc/41095/72): > > Wolfram’s motherfucking Alpha. It’s a mother fucking calculator and math was done well before they were around. When done right on paper, spoken out or applied to a real life problem, it’s 2 Your fucking wolfram doesn’t like it when I use the distributive property Where is your 288 now? > **[48/6(3 + 1) - Wolfram|Alpha](https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=48%2F6%283%2B%2B%2B1%29&x=0&y=0)** > > Wolfram|Alpha brings expert-level knowledge and capabilities to the broadest possible range of people—spanning all professions and education levels. > [@gtr 2 fans i got the motherload of all vette downloads](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gtr-2-fans-i-got-the-motherload-of-all-vette-downloads/41260/3): > > give it up man, the way it’s phrased the answer is 288. it’s just a shitty question. The hell you mean it doesn’t? It says it right there it DOES. Find me a link otherwise that says that assigned numbered to parenthesis are over ruled by pemdas :facepalm ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/212 "2011-04-14T12:31:05Z")
in Russia equation calculates you… ---
**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 14, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/213 "2011-04-14T12:31:38Z")
> [@Christmas Drifting](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-drifting/40708/31): > > my coworker tried to put it into a word problem to twist it his way too, get that shit out of here. Yeah fuck that logic shit :rofl ---
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/214 "2011-04-14T12:44:29Z")
Ookie cookie / benny (sean + wayne) Ookie cookie / benny (bryan) Ookie cookie / sbardy PJB eat up jellies. ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/215 "2011-04-14T13:10:17Z")
lolol wtf ---
**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 14, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/216 "2011-04-14T13:12:28Z")
> [@Gas perks?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-perks/41237/11): > > So let’s see a definition that says Symbols of grouping overrides pemdas bs, plain English that explains that 2\*x is not the same as 2x, a mathematical rule that demonstrates that the factor of 2 should be applied to each number inside… > > Hey guys answer this > > What’s 48/(24)? > What’s 48/(12)2? > What’s 48/(1+0)24? > > And before you say I can’t do that ^ there are plenty of rules that say I can. The number that comes out of the parenthesis that gets assigned to it can go on either side outside because it has to be the next step in calculations. > [@Kid does SIQQQ wheelchair flip](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kid-does-siqqq-wheelchair-flip/41257/7): > > distribute the 48 halves into the (9+3) and see what you get. Where are you getting halves from if you’re going left to right? … ---
**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 14, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/217 "2011-04-14T13:13:25Z")
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**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/218 "2011-04-14T14:02:48Z")
again, you are doing it wrong. read what i wrote. ---
**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 14, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/219 "2011-04-14T14:13:57Z")
> [@Sti vs. Evo](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sti-vs-evo/2824/177): > > again, you are doing it wrong. read what i wrote. I didn’t do it wrong Read the RULE that states that distributive property of multiplication takes preference and gets “assigned” to the parentheses. Answer my examples above ---
**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 14, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/220 "2011-04-14T14:31:05Z")
Some more if you still have some fight in you > Note that different software will process this differently; even different models of Texas Instruments graphing calculators will process this differently. In cases of ambiguity, be very careful of your parentheses, and make your meaning clear. The general consensus among math people is that “multiplication by juxtaposition” (that is, multiplying by just putting things next to each other, rather than using the “×” sign) indicates that the juxtaposed values must be multiplied together before processing other operations. But not all software is programmed this way > **[How does the order of operations work (examples)?](https://www.purplemath.com/modules/orderops2.htm)** > > The order of operations lets you simplify expressions correctly. In practice, though, it might make more sense to think of working from the inside out. 2\*12 = two times twelve 2(12) = two sets of twelve. They are NOT the same thing By NOT writing the “\*” between 2 and parenthesis it’s implying the distributive property [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862.md?page=10) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862.md?page=12)