My theory in maths questions is that the higher number is more accurate.
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48÷24 Next comes multiplication, between the 2 and the 12.
2 Being that there is only one action left, the answer is two.
The trouble with this particular problem is that multiplication and division (like addition and subtraction) are often given the same priority status. The answer you come up with depends on what version of the order of operations your algebra teacher taught you in high school.