What is 8 plus 24 divide by 12 minus 4

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You could mean (8+24)/(12-4)=32/8=4.

Or you could mean 8+24/12-4=8+2-4=6.

The question is ambiguous. The second solution is the most straightforward and depends only on order of operations. Division takes priority over addition and subtraction.

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