cronicmole
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This is not a math problem. This a sequence of signs that can be interpreted in two ways depending on convention agreed upon.
Notation is sloppy, but as given the answer is 288. PEMDAS says the brackets would be resolved first, than multiplication and division would be resolved from left to right.
Notation is sloppy, but as given the answer is 288. PEMDAS says the brackets would be resolved first, than multiplication and division would be resolved from left to right.
pemdas http://www.purplemath.com/modules/orderops.htm 48÷2(9+3) = 2 or 288 1) this needs to be read: 48 / 2(9+3) - why? 2(9+3) is a single denominator value. 2) 48 / 24 --> 2