48÷2(9+3) = ? Great Critical Thinking and Debate Question!

Posted on August 14, 2011. Filed under: Assessment, Common Math Errors, Elementary math, Math is a Language | Tags: , , , , , , |


NCTM tweeted that 98% of the people got it wrong!  What do you think?  Do the math, explain your thinking and then check your answer!

Happy Mathing,

Dr. Nicki

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my answer is 2

48 : 2 (9+3) = 48 : 2(12) = 48 : 24 = 2

NICO VENGEANCE
September 5, 2011

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48 / 2(9+3) = 48 / 2(12) = 48 / 24 = 2

this is what I get

swen
March 20, 2012

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