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To: The SISU kid
Aw heck, I thought this might rival THIS thread from last year, which went over 650 replies:

48÷2(9+3) = ?

(I was going to say "my HS Algebra teacher must be rolling in his grave over all this confusion," but to my astonishment, a quick google search indicates he's still alive!)

68 posted on 01/10/2012 4:27:11 AM PST by TheSarce (Reject Socialism. Champion Liberty.)
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To: TheSarce
48÷2(9+3) = ?

2? Because one starts inside the parentheses and works outward?
71 posted on 01/10/2012 4:58:30 AM PST by aruanan
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