Let the flame war begin

[Alex Mason, SOG]

Not quite, your making several algebra mistakes.

first you cannot divide items in the denominator separately



But you are correct, multiplication and division have the same priority.

However, it's not order of operations that prevents you from doing this, its the basic rules of algebra that prevents you from calculating it like that.



Unless of course the OP wrote the equation ambiguously intentionally, using a little loop hole in standard equation writing.

48÷2(9+3) Generally means 48/(2*(9+3))

48÷2*(9+3) Can mean

48/(2*(9+3))
or
(48/2)*(9*3)

If that is the case, then it's just a failure on the OP's part to properly define an equation.

If he did intentionally write it that way, He is going to end up banned because stuff like that pisses me off 

If you want something to really mess with your brain, try this on for size.

a=b
ab=b²
ab-a²=b²-a²
a(b-a)=(b+a)(b-a)
a=b+a
a=a+a
1=2

I'll ask my teacher tomorrow. Google still agrees with me.....
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=48%2F2(9%2B3)

lets solve the red part, shall we?

(b+a)(b-a)
b*b       =b²
b*-a      =-ab
a*b       =ab
a*-a      = -a²

b²-ab+ab-a²
b²-a²

You didn't factor right.....

[Xrain]

I'll ask my teacher tomorrow. Google still agrees with me.....
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=48%2F2(9%2B3)

lets solve the red part, shall we?

(b+a)(b-a)
b*b       =b²
b*-a      =-ab
a*b       =ab
a*-a      = -a²

b²-ab+ab-a²
b²-a²

You didn't factor right.....

Aha! the key is you don't factor at all, just divide both sides by (b-a)

a(b-a)=(a+b)(b-a)

a(b-a)/(b-a)=((a+b)(b-a))/(b-a)

a=a+b


Don't get me wrong there is something horribly wrong with that proof, I'm just curious to see if you can find it. 

[Alex Mason, SOG]

woops you did factor right (or divide, looks like factoring to me)

lets start replacing variables.

a=b                                                 kgood
ab=b²                                              aa=a²                   0=0
                                                        a²=a²                   0=0
ab-a²=b²-a²                                    aa-a²=a²-a²          0=0
a(b-a)=(b+a)(b-a)                           a(a-a)=(a+a)(a-a)
                                                        a(0)=(2a)(0)           0=0
a=b+a                                              ........  after replacing variable this makes NO sense, but I cant really explain it.
a=a+a
1=2

Xrain, I hate you. You confuse me too much. 

[Shawn]

BEDMAS

 48÷2(9+3)
=
48/2(12)
=
48/24
=
2

Therefore the answer is 2.

FUCK i failed forgot to / first

48÷2(9+3)
=
48/2(12)
=
24x12
=
288

And 288 is the correct answer For those of you using a calculator and getting a different answer is because its not a scientific one

[Wafflepiezz]

This is interesting :3

[Alex Mason, SOG]

YESSSSS

Slowly getting moar people to think like me

[Deacon]

IM THE FUCK OUT OF HERE BEFORE THE STUPID MOVES TO OTHER THR--

[Wafflepiezz]

IM THE FUCK OUT OF HERE BEFORE THE STUPID MOVES TO OTHER THR--

[Alex Mason, SOG]

[Wafflepiezz]

LOL