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288.

 

48/2(9+3)

 

Do the parenthesis first. Then, if I'm not mistaken, you just go in order, whichever comes first: multiplication or division. Yes I know, Pemdas says multiplication first, but if subtraction is in front of addition, then you subtract first, right? confused13.gif

 

Since division is there first, you end up with 24(12)

 

24x12=288.

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if it read like this: 48/(2(9+3)) then the answer would be 2. You'd distribute the 2 to 9 and 3 and get 18+6 or you could just multiply two by 12. Either way, what's in the parenthesis becomes 24, and 48/24 is 2.

 

But it reads like this: 48/2(9+3)

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QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Apr 8 2011, 11:16 AM)
288.

48/2(9+3)

Do the parenthesis first. Then, if I'm not mistaken, you just go in order, whichever comes first: multiplication or division. Yes I know, Pemdas says multiplication first, but if subtraction is in front of addition, then you subtract first, right? confused13.gif

Since division is there first, you end up with 24(12)

24x12=288.
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QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Apr 8 2011, 12:34 PM)
I asked a coworker and he said the answer is "potato"

If that helps.

he's close, since potato has six letters, three of which are vowels. If you add up the number each vowel is assigned (a=1, o=4) you get 9.

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QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Apr 8 2011, 11:36 AM)
QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Apr 8 2011, 12:34 PM)
I asked a coworker and he said the answer is "potato"

If that helps.

he's close, since potato has six letters, three of which are vowels. If you add up the number each vowel is assigned (a=1, 0=4) you get 9.

Wow, you really are a mathemagician!

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QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Apr 8 2011, 12:37 PM)
QUOTE (Good @ bad,andrush,Apr 8 2011, 11:36 AM)
QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Apr 8 2011, 12:34 PM)
I asked a coworker and he said the answer is "potato"

If that helps.

he's close, since potato has six letters, three of which are vowels. If you add up the number each vowel is assigned (a=1, 0=4) you get 9.

Wow, you really are a mathemagician!

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QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Apr 8 2011, 12:39 PM)
ok, how about this one....


48/3pi ( I don't have the fancy pi symbol handy)

is that 16pi or 48/9.4248?

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QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Apr 8 2011, 12:39 PM)
ok, how about this one....


48/3pi ( I don't have the fancy pi symbol handy)

16pi, same thing. If it was 48/(3pi) then it would be approximately 48/9.425, and since I don't have a calculator at hand and I can't access calculators online because of flash shit or something, I'm gonna estimate to 5.4 ish, although that is probably wrong.

 

If you meant to write it with the pi at the bottom though, then it would be 5.4ish. But I'm guessing you didn't have the dividing sign, since I don't, and you meant to write 48 divided by 3 times pi.

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QUOTE (Raider917 @ Apr 8 2011, 11:42 AM)
QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Apr 8 2011, 12:39 PM)
ok, how about this one....


48/3pi  ( I don't have the fancy pi symbol handy)

is that 16pi or 48/9.4248?

EXACTLY!

 

I would say 48/9.4248

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