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Originally Posted by svandamme
It's really quite simple
÷ or / means exactly the same , devide the first number, by the second one.
multiplying or devision has the same priority
anything between ( ) goes first
When no other priorities remain, go left to right
so 48/2*(9+3) = 48/2*12
and 48/2*12 = 24*12 = 288
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You are technically correct but it's a hollow victory. By that logic, you should get the same answer if written a tiny bit differently:
48
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2(9+3)
But 99 of 100 people seeing that will say the answer is 2.