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kjc · 04-07-2011, 09:39 PM

Using the Distributive Property and the Order of Operations, I get:

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

These get done first bc they were in () to begin with, all I did was rewrite it... I still have to do the operations. Once all the operations that were in the () are done, then move on to 48/.

To get 288, (48/2)(9+3)

It is also true that any division problem can be written as a fraction, as was already posted. (which = 2)

04-07-2011, 09:39 PM	#64
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,872	Using the Distributive Property and the Order of Operations, I get: 48/2(9+3)= 48/29 + 23=48/18 + 6 = 48/24 = 2 These get done first bc they were in () to begin with, all I did was rewrite it... I still have to do the operations. Once all the operations that were in the () are done, then move on to 48/. To get 288, (48/2)(9+3) It is also true that any division problem can be written as a fraction, as was already posted. (which = 2) __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity Last edited by kjc; 04-07-2011 at 09:44 PM.