48÷2(9+3) =

[SKORPI0]

Bla, game over. 288 people are ruhtards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U706g7_m_78

person in video used a calculator...

48÷2(9+3) = 2
48÷2X(9+3)= 288

 

[videogames101]

Isn't this entire thread about an arbitrary set of rules?

 

[HAL9000]

Isn't this entire thread about an arbitrary set of rules?

Why yes, yes it is.

 

[Paul98]

so people think a/b*c actually means a/(b*c)???

 

[RedRooster]

so people think a/b*c actually means a/(b*c)???

Nope, but a/bc does

 

[silverpig]

Isn't this entire thread about an arbitrary set of rules?

This is the only real answer to the problem.

The second, kind of real answer is that the question is written poorly.

 

[Paul98]

Nope, but a/bc does

so people think a/bc is the same as a/(bc) and bc is not the same as b*c???

 

[RedRooster]

so people think a/bc is the same as a/(bc) and bc is not the same as b*c???

That's my justification at least. It changes the order you calculate things.
Too used to coding I guess, its a standard in Microsoft languages.

 

[Fayd]

came in to post the results of a TI-30XIIS, but i see it was already done.

 

[dighn]

seeing this question on various forums is almost like looking at a political flamefest. it doesn't matter if the question is ambiguous, people just pick a side and argue away.

 

[totalnoob]

PEMDAS bitches. Parenthesis first, always. It's 2.

 

[zinfamous]

Gayner was worse.

What happened to him?

OH I know, and he's still banned, and I hope forever.

GA came back from ban 2 days ago, posted some trollish comments here and there, and now I noticed that he no longer has an avatar--which usually means some form of vacation/ban.

haha

 

[rcpratt]

PEMDAS bitches. Parenthesis first, always. It's 2.

Yeah, that doesn't change anything.

 

[zinfamous]

lol, what went so wrong with TI-85?

 

[Anubis]

PEMDAS bitches. Parenthesis first, always. It's 2.

48/2(9+3)
48/2(12)
24(12)
288

changes nothing

 

[blamb425]

The answer is 288 and anyone who answers otherwise should be ashamed of themselves. I'm astonished that so many people answered 2.

 

[zinfamous]

I really like how 2 is making a strong claim to the correct answer.

 

[Matthiasa]

So a something like say wolfram alpha or a calculator should be ashamed of itself?
An inanimate object isn't even capable of that.

 

[sandorski]

My Math-Fu has become weak. Chose wrong, but sorta knew what to do. Did Brackets First(Correct), but then went to all associations with Brackets next(Incorrect).

Fail.

 

[blamb425]

So a something like say wolfram alpha or a calculator should be ashamed of itself?
An inanimate object isn't even capable of that.

No, but the people who blindly follow them should.

 

[Arcadio]

Is this a joke or something? The answer is clearly 288.

 

[Matthiasa]

Math was created by man and anyone that say on eway or the other is blindly following and is making their own assumptions.
For there to be differences in products like that, that were made by highly educated people, shows there is still debate on what it should be.

Also, what if the question was actually suppose to be solved in hex?

 

[fatpat268]

PEMDAS bitches. Parenthesis first, always. It's 2.

Lol. I love it when some comes in with PEMDAS, and still proceeds to get 2. The only reason why people are getting 2 is because they didn't follow PEMDAS.

 

[Paul98]

This has nothing to do with order of operations, it's simply do you think that 48/2(9+3) means 48/(2(9+3)) or not?

 

[Matthiasa]

Or they did follow it to the letter... first parenthesis then exponents then multiplication then division then addition then subtractions.
Seriously as explained already there is still debate even in academia about this.
Either can be right.