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6÷2(1+2)
1 or 9?
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So is it (6 / 2)(1 + 2) or 6 / (2(1 + 2))?
I believe it may be a trick question. It's not written correctly therefore open to interpretation.
Does 6/2 (1+2) equal 9 or 1? - Yahoo!7 Answers
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I believe it may be a trick question. It's not written correctly therefore open to interpretation.
Does 6/2 (1+2) equal 9 or 1? - Yahoo!7 Answers
I'm so very bored.
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you take the parentisis first so (1+2) =3
than division 6/2 = 3
than multiply the two and 3x3 = 9
so im going 9
than division 6/2 = 3
than multiply the two and 3x3 = 9
so im going 9
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well...aysee has it!
its 1
and heres why just to recap :because the 1+2 is part of the bottom line multiplied by the 2 using properties of brackets (poshly known as the distributive law. therefore 6/6 =1
that answer is from my old A level maths teacher, (with many degrees in maths) lol
effectively you cant write it properly on a computer so it fools some people into thinking 9. especially when people try BODMAS (or other GCSE type tactics)
its 1
and heres why just to recap
:because the 1+2 is part of the bottom line multiplied by the 2 using properties of brackets (poshly known as the distributive law. therefore 6/6 =1that answer is from my old A level maths teacher, (with many degrees in maths) lol
effectively you cant write it properly on a computer so it fools some people into thinking 9. especially when people try BODMAS (or other GCSE type tactics)
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Thats BS...
The question is; 6÷2(1+2)
Working on a single line method, which you would unless otherwise stated, it's 9.
Toolbag math nerds using semantics...
The CORRECT way to write the sum is like Aysee said; 6/(2(1+2))
Therefore the answer to the original questions IS 9, and ANY math program (matlab etc) will tell you the same.
Felix
The question is; 6÷2(1+2)
Working on a single line method, which you would unless otherwise stated, it's 9.
Toolbag math nerds using semantics...
The CORRECT way to write the sum is like Aysee said; 6/(2(1+2))
Therefore the answer to the original questions IS 9, and ANY math program (matlab etc) will tell you the same.
Felix
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How... there is no way you can get 1 doing it the way it is written using normal linear progression laws.
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