View Poll Results: 48÷2(9+3) = ???
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48÷2(9+3) = ???
08 April 2011, 04:17 PM
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48÷2(9+3) = ???
Doing the rounds on a few websites..
Without using a calculator what would be the answer to the above equation? 2 or 288?
Without using a calculator what would be the answer to the above equation? 2 or 288?
08 April 2011, 04:23 PM
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288 if you are making the assumption that it is actually 2*(9+3)
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08 April 2011, 04:32 PM
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Oops, clicked the wrong vote button. It should be 288.
(48/2) * (2 * (9+3))
24 * (2 * 12)
24 * 24
288
Type this into any programming language (Java, COBOL, c# etc) and you'll get the same result.
(48/2) * (2 * (9+3))
24 * (2 * 12)
24 * 24
288
Type this into any programming language (Java, COBOL, c# etc) and you'll get the same result.
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08 April 2011, 04:33 PM
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You don't work from left to right because there is no multiple sign there.
The point of removing the multiple sign is to eliminate the use of too many brackets.
The point of removing the multiple sign is to eliminate the use of too many brackets.
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08 April 2011, 04:36 PM
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If you put the sum into google search bar the answer comes back instead of the suggested sites 
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BODMAS. (Brackets over division, multiplication, addition, subtraction,)
Work out the brackets first, do the division 2nd and then the multiplication 3rd, Simples.
Work out the brackets first, do the division 2nd and then the multiplication 3rd, Simples.
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There is a multiply sign there: the 2 in front of the brackets MEANS multiply by. The multiply operation carrys the same strength as the ÷ so you read the equation from left to right to get the answer when you have equal strength operations.
The brackets simply show that you need to complete the section inside the bracket first.
08 April 2011, 04:53 PM
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As Leo-RS implies, the question here is whether or not you understand operator precedence when it is not clearly defined. Things in brackets take the highest precedence, then division, then multiplication, then addition, then subtraction.
So in the case in question, where the precedence isn't clear, you should remember BODMAS! Or tell the person who wrote it they are a tool and to use brackets more clearly.
So in the case in question, where the precedence isn't clear, you should remember BODMAS! Or tell the person who wrote it they are a tool and to use brackets more clearly.
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If you wanted that then you shouldn't have grouped the 2 with the (9+3). Grouping it together means nothing in terms of strength just that it's a common entity.
