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Originally Posted by fast_e_man
Just saw this revived thread --- Wow, Speachless
This is right up there with the question: Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of nails?
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It's more complicated than that....
48÷2(9+3) = ????
That is a poorly written equation that is quite ambiguous.
If you follow the standard order of precedence rule, you get 288. But, if follow the school of thought that says implicit multiplication has precedence of explicit multiplication and division, you get 2.
Also, what if you do this:
48/2(9+x)=288
48/2(9+x)=2
Solve for x in both cases. Which one works out as 3?
Scott