Everyone but Neo commented on my FB page that the answer was 2....must be a NY educational gaffe OR we are right. LOL
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Winnie Cooper agrees with me.
@crossurfingers A computer would say the answer is 288, which is technically the best answer, since order of op says do multi & div L to R.
Maybe...Just Maybe....it explains why NY is a Blue State ; )