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Originally Posted by V_RocKs
While left to right has its own group, implied multiplication is a standard for going first... So this is actually:
48/(2*(9+3)) = 2.
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The problem is that it is not an agreed upon standard that implied multiplication outranks explicit. Well rather, that is ONE standard. Others consider multiplication to be multiplication regardless of how it's expressed and should be handled in order left to right.
The only REAL standard is that when there is doubt, use parenthesis. So yes, 48/(2*(9+3)) = 2 and if 2 is the answer you're looking for this is the proper way to write the equation on one line.