It's not quite as effective without the images.

http://i.imgur.com/BcFh5.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/16h6ja8.png

http://i.imgur.com/WyXh9.jpg

I think a lot of people get confused on this.

The reason why multiplcation/division and addition/subtraction are grouped at the same level and of equal improtance is becaue they're essentialy the same operations.

5/1 = 1*5
2-1= 2+ -1

At least that's how I remember it being explained.

48 ÷2 x 12

gah i'm dumb

i didnt see an image where i got it from

wait maybe you mean this one
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9549/headasplode.jpg

Wow this thread blew up :P I am pretty sure I did It right though. Or maybe I need to get back to school? :Oh crap

288 cents is what I needed.

i was just forgetting the rules and thought that 2(12) took precedence for some foolish reason

my old math teacher Mr. Ramsey would slap me

oh its getting good

soon someone will try to prove the rational number system :)

I'm fairly sure you did it right too. I haven't been to a Math class in a good number of years though so who knows maybe we're both wrong.

trick question!

48÷2(9+3) = x ---> x/5.76 = 50

FOIL works for binomials, PEMDAS for equations. Work it left to right.
Trust me, I'm Asian.

JFK gonna say "288" instead of "50?"

The correct answer by the way, is 288 :)

it does, 2(12) = (2(12)) it does not necessarily = 2*(12) when other expressions are involved

48/2*(9+3)=48/2*12=48/24=2

wtf i read that thing after 48 as + plus.,.,., fuck me.

what did i loose ? other than virginity :P

I told you so.

That's not a divide sign, it's an over sign so you multiple first.

Umm, what?

The "over" line in a fraction MEANS divide, does it not?

Have a look at your keyboard, let me know where the division sign resides? ;)

LOL, in people's imaginations.

the answer is 2, idiots

9+3 = 12
12 x 2 = 24
48 / 24 = 2

It's still divide but it's said over, so the order changes. Either way, I'm no math person I just remember running into this with code.

When I voted 288 and viewed the results, I was the only person that had said 288. Two people said 2, and one person said robot chicken.

Then I just sat quietly to see if anyone else would say 288.

288 is what I come up with

288
easy try something hard next time...

google calc says 288

and we all know google is never wrong

:upsidedow

I have no idea what that is... if you have that in Doc terms maybe I can help :)

it's a troll

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/48293

well basically a rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction

i cant believe how many people got this wrong

I hope you all are joking.

48÷2(9+3)=X
48÷2(12)=X
48÷24=X
2=X

Or

48÷2(9+3)=X
48=2X(9+3)
48=18X+6X
48=24X
2=X

Or

48÷2(9+3)=X
48÷(18+6)=X
48÷(24)=X
2=X

Or

48÷2(9+3)=X
48÷(9+3)=2X
48÷(12)=2X
4=2X
2=X

I think it's safe to say the answer is 2.

Oh yeahhhh...

Math kills me, I just don't use it enough, other than percentages and ratios, basic stuff.. I've replaced the ol'memory with tons useless web knowledge and forgot all the math :)

That's how I did it and deep down I still feel right, but apparently not so much. :/

What is making you do the multiplciation BEFORE division even though it comes afterwards when reading left to right?

lol got 2 at the first glance and when I looked better got 288. The correct answer is 288. Tricky :)

BTW the answer is 2

not 288
you must distribute the 2 into the bracket before returning to the rest of the expression

this is a troll thread though.

if you got this wrong, you are not a stupid person, it is written in a way that could be interpreted the wrong way.

if you need to see a proof i have it :)

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guess I lost my Asian "math" cred. Very dishonorable.
Mind=blown

its ok..you are an awesome golfer

its enough :)

You're talking about implied multiplication vs explicit in over riding the standard order of operations. There's no consensus on this, however, among even Mathemeticians. So how can you show "proof" of this when there's no agreement?

If you're following the standard order of operations the answer is 288.