[meyer]

Do they still teach algebra in the 5th grade?

I'm not even sure that they teach it in high school or college any more.

[CAluvdubya]

Do they still teach algebra in the 5th grade?

I work in a 4th grade classroom and we do this sort of problem all the time. The way we teach the kids:

48/2(9+3).....order of operations = PEMDAS or Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally...

1. parenthesis 9+3 = 12
2.multiplication and division are equal so you start at the left and work right......48/2 = 24
3. 24*12=288

That's how we teach our 4th graders.