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I'm gettin' 288.
Multiplication and division are on the same level of precedence and in fact division is simply regarded as multiplication of a reciprocal. So the part in parenthesis is done independently of anything else, but you must just follow left to right for the division and multiplication. Therefore, you start with 48/2 and then multiply by 12 which yields 288.
BTW – Excel follows order of precedence very well and yields the same result.
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Last edited by Targa Me; 04-11-2011 at 09:25 AM..
Reason: Explanation of answer.
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