BEDMAS bro
48/(2(9+3))
48/(2(12))
48/(24)
2
There is a huge difference between 48/(2(9+3)) and 48/2(9+3). The latter case is to be assumed, thus the answer is 288.
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Hmm wow, I got confused on that. so yeah, 288
Let's just go from left to right instead and get 288 every time. Woo!
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Considering you already said that, it now just seems like you're claiming it could be 2 just to keep the discussion going.
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What the hell... BEDMAS? How about the normal PEMDAS. Parentheses, exponent, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction. In that order.
So depending on the algorithm the calculator is using you will get 48/24 or 24*12. The math problem is poorly written. You're supposed to use parentheses to denote the order of operations. A well written problem would be more like 42/(2(9+3)).
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Lol Someone's been trolling /b/ huh
Answer is def 288.
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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, and sometimes teachers view things differently. If in doubt, ask!
That's why I said 2 originally, and was bombarded with "288!" in the shoutbox.
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That sort of coding is due to lazy programmers (simpler to write code that multiplies parentheses together first). The proper method is to process them in sequential order.
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well if we had any sweet math majors they could start saying things about multiplication about juxtaposition, the answer is 2. Math major here, 48/2(9+3) = (48/2)(9+3) = 24*12 = 288.
Now, if you REALLY wanted to be an ass, yes, you should add the 9 and 3 first. It wouldn't change the answer.
48/2(9+3) = 48/2(12) = 24(12) = 288.
Now please, stop trolling.Unless everything after 48 is on the lower half of the fraction, which it is. Your insertion of parenthesis are wrong.
PEMDAS. BEDMAS is a lie.
48 / 2 * (9+3)
P -> 48 / 2 * 12
E -> 48 / 2 * 12
M -> 48 / 24
D -> 2
A -> 2
S -> 2
= 2
There is no other way, there is no discrepancy. Evaluate in PEMDAS order. If that's not the answer you want, add more parentheses to properly denote your order of operations. Multiplication != Division, precisely because of discrepancies like this.
Poison_us, you are not a math major, because you are wrong. Also, when you bring it to your prof, don't hand write it. Hand written mathematical operations don't have discrepancies because we don't have to write horizontally like this text.
On second thought, the answer could be 42.
I'm joking, you can still be a math major
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