Let the flame war begin

[Deacon]

someone please lock this
the lack of math is making my head hurt

[Wafflepiezz]

THAT SCREENSHOT IS A LIE!
48÷2(9+3)=?

someone please lock this
the lack of math is making my head hurt

Orly?

[blαh2355]

PEMDAS/BEDMAS?? I always learned it as this ._. Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

[Xrain]

I see your simple arithmetic, and raise you a TRIPLE INTEGRATION!

[Sabb]

Dafuks pemdas?
Learned BEDMAS like Shawn.
Canadian or gtfo.

[» Magic «]

Bedmas? Dont'cha mean Bidmas?

[Shawn]

Bedmas? Dont'cha mean Bidmas?

Nope
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_operations#The_standard_order_of_operations

[Foofoojack]

P.E.N.A.S

[cogsandspigots]

P.E.N.A.S

[Wafflepiezz]

...Way to digress ._.

[Alex Mason, SOG]

48÷2(9+3)  <-------    when the number is touching the parenthesis, it means multiply -_-

P E MD AS

48/2(12)
24(12)
288

Its left to right, so its 48/2 THEN 24*12
I'm a winrar

too lazy to make a SS so I used this.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=48%C3%B72(9%2B3)

[memo3300]

48÷2(9+3)  <-------    when the number is touching the parenthesis, it means multiply -_-

P E MD AS

48/2(12)
24(12)
288

Its left to right, so its 48/2 THEN 24*12
I'm a winrar

too lazy to make a SS so I used this.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=48%C3%B72(9%2B3)

Doesn't P E MD AS  say you should multiply 2 with 12?

[Alex Mason, SOG]

No.....

P E MD AS

means multiply and divide dont matter which order their done in. Therefore, it goes left to right.
same with add and subtract.

[blαh2355]

! New idea. Distribute it.

48/2(9+3)
48/(18+6)
48/24
2

48÷2(9+3)  <-------    when the number is touching the parenthesis, it means multiply -_-

P E MD AS

48/2(12)
24(12)
288

Its left to right, so its 48/2 THEN 24*12
I'm a winrar

too lazy to make a SS so I used this.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=48%C3%B72(9%2B3)

Technically, when you had 48/2(12) wouldn't it multiply to 24 because of parenthesis? So then 48/24=2

[Alex Mason, SOG]

YEAHno

P E MD AS

There aren't any variables and you can do the operation inside the parenthesis.
Also, The distributive property is a property of multiplication

EDIT:

No, because 48/2(12) is the same as 48/2*12.
It's multiplication.