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To: Forty-Niner

48
______________ = ?

2(9+3)

^^^^^^^ This is not the original problem. Rewriting it this way is incorrect.

Because of precedence rules, the correct representation of the original problem is:

48
— * (9 + 3)
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233 posted on 04/12/2011 3:38:10 PM PDT by RBranha (Captialism is the natural outgrowth of human freedom.)
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To: RBranha

“48
______________ = ?

2(9+3)

^^^^^^^ This is not the original problem. Rewriting it this way is incorrect.

Because of precedence rules, the correct representation of the original problem is:

48
— * (9 + 3)”

Never solved many quadratic equations have you?

I think that us old guys, read pre calculator, have a better handle on this......

All others, who think the answer is 288, are either RINOs or Trolls :)
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240 posted on 04/12/2011 3:44:12 PM PDT by Forty-Niner
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