Do parenthesis first = 12
Now, here's the tricky bit, in maths, not having a sign between a number and a parenthesis indicates that you should assume there's a multiplication sign there. No ifs. No buts. Therefore, you do the division first, 48/2=24, then you multiply 24 by 12=288
I hate this equation, the problem with it is that when written online, it's difficult to differentiate whether it's putting 48 over everything, or 48 over 2 times the parenthesis. The correct answer is the latter