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6÷2(1+2)=?
« on: March 12, 2013, 02:22:50 PM »
Solve and discuss.  :)
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2013, 02:32:56 PM »
Quote from: DukieFrankenkit on March 12, 2013, 02:22:50 PM
Solve and discuss.  :)

i'm dumb at math, but i think it's 1

this is also why often times i lost money when i sell stuff to members.  either members or fedex benefited from my sale :( :)  :-[
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2013, 02:41:46 PM »
9
edit: I think this is wrong...Goldarrow has it
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2013, 02:52:16 PM »
6÷2(1+2)
6÷2(3)
3(3)=9

Order of operation
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2013, 03:06:14 PM »
I agree with 9
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2013, 03:08:57 PM »
Do you mean PEMDAS?
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2013, 03:10:50 PM »
Or BODMAS or BEDMAS?  :)
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2013, 03:14:45 PM »
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2013, 03:43:54 PM »
I say 9, my wife says 1, the google calculator says 9 (hey it's the internet so google has to right eh? :) ) however a google discussion group is in a fierce debate about the answer being 1 or 9 as well.
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2013, 03:56:43 PM »
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2013, 04:02:29 PM »
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2013, 04:15:49 PM »
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2013, 04:30:46 PM »
I believe it's 1 because if you do parenthesis first, it is broken down algebraically as:

Re: 6÷2(1+2) =
6÷{2(1) + 2(2)} =
6÷(2+4)  =
6÷6 = 1

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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2013, 04:40:20 PM »
Quote from: Kenzo1979 on March 12, 2013, 04:30:46 PM
I believe it's 1 because if you do parenthesis first, it is broken down algebraically as:

Re: 6÷2(1+2) =
6÷{2(1) + 2(2)} =
6÷(2+4)  =
6÷6 = 1



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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2013, 04:57:31 PM »
Quote from: flybox1 on March 12, 2013, 03:56:43 PM
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6/2(1+2)
or    6   
    2(1+2)
i believe the order is 1+2=3, 3x2=6, 6/6=1
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2013, 04:59:12 PM »
Order of operations..... It's 9
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2013, 05:07:52 PM »
Your making it to hard guys. 6/2 is just as it is. 6/2=3, it's not the inverse.
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2013, 05:11:05 PM »
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2013, 06:02:20 PM »
6 divided by 2 X 3 = 6 divided by 6 = 1
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2013, 06:08:25 PM »
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2013, 06:13:56 PM »
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #21 on: March 12, 2013, 06:18:55 PM »
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #22 on: March 12, 2013, 06:35:11 PM »
For you 9 guys what you are seeing as your first function of 6/2 is not correct. This is basically 2 functions: first function = 6 divided by the second function = 2 times 3 period. In order for the answer to be 9 it should be written (6/2) X (2+1). All about the parentheses. 
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #23 on: March 12, 2013, 06:37:55 PM »
Quote from: switchum on March 12, 2013, 02:52:16 PM
6÷2(1+2)
6÷2(3)
3(3)=9

Order of operation
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  3  Multiplication and Division
  4  Addition and Subtraction

Thats is correct.... ;)
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Re: 6÷2(1+2)=?
« Reply #24 on: March 12, 2013, 06:57:54 PM »
Quote from: Jerry Rxman Griffin on March 12, 2013, 06:35:11 PM
In order for the answer to be 9 it should be written (6/2) X (2+1). All about the parentheses.
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