Originally Posted by NaughtyVisions

My first answer was 288.

But after thinking back, I realized that was wrong. My teachers taught me an acronym to remember the order of operations:

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally: P E M D A S

Paranthesis, Exponents, Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract.

So,

48 / 2(9+3) = ???

Step by step.


Paranthesis: 48 / 2(12)

Exponents: None, so problem is still 48 / 2(12)

Multiply: 48 / 24

Divide: 2

There's your answer.