Quote Originally Posted by ydreph962 View Post
with this equation, x = 48/2(9+3)

2(9+3) should be solved first. you cannot separate 2 from (9+3) because it is considered as one entity. afaik those expressions with parenthesis should be simplified first. kahit na ganong kahaba ang equation basta the first step is to simplify the equation by solving first those expressions inside the parenthesis..

then solve for 48/24 = 2.

therefore my answer is 2..
wala ako mahanap sa net na may ganyang rule sa math, na yung 2 cannot be seperate from (9+3) because it is considered as one entity. stick to the rule of PEMDAS hindi ka malilito.