BODMAS is the kiddy version of PEMDAS, which stands for Parenthesis, exponents, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction.

Multiplication and division are equal priority and so are subtraction and addition, they should be done left to right. If you think otherwise, blame your education system. It's okay.

Dragonrider did it perfectly in the first reply. As for why you wouldn't distribute, the 2*12 comes after the 48/2. That's multiplication, not parenthesis/exponents. /thread