# 48÷2(9+3)=?

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862
**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")
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### 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 13, 2011, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/48-2-9-3/257862/64 "2011-04-13T06:46:28Z")

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> [@old video i made](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/old-video-i-made/41188/28):
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> 288 You always work what is in the parentheses first then work on multipication/division/etc. PEMDAS BITCHES.

Really now?

As an example, PEMDAS stands for:  
Parentheses  
Exponentiation  
Multiplication  
Division  
Addition  
Subtraction

What’s before division? :facepalm

> **[48÷2(9+3) = ?](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/48293)**
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> 48÷2(9+3) = ? is a math problem that leads to two different answers depending on the order of operations used. Since 2011, message board users have debated over whether 2 or 288 is the correct answer to the problem, with no conclusive answer. This...

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