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Old 04-28-2011, 04:07 PM  
Deputy Chief Command
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Originally Posted by Titan View Post
http://www.google.com/search?q=48%C3%B72%289%2B3%29

case closed

288

You add 9 plus 3 then multiply/divide from left to right as per normal.
if people are really interested in this crap you should check out the physicsforum post on this

I like this one

Quote:
The general consensus among math people is that "multiplication by juxtaposition" (that is, multiplying by just putting things next to each other, rather than using the "×" sign) indicates that the juxtaposed values must be multiplied together before processing other operations.But not all software is programmed this way, and sometimes teachers view things differently. If in doubt, ask! - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/orderops2.htm

this indicates the correct answer is 2 not 288

http://www.physicsforums.com/showthr...=488334&page=6
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