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Anjel said:
I was in between the two lol

I forgot you can divide first if it comes first in the equation.
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Anything not in ( ) is left to right.

6/2=3(3)=9
 
Multiplication/division and addition/subtraction have the same priority in their respective groups.

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=6/2(2+1)
=6/2(3)
=3(3)
=9.
 
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Anjel said:
What about PEMDAS!!!?

So

4+4-5(3+4)*6

() then * then + then -
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It's been a while but I think multiplication and division don't supersede one another by order in equation? I forget. Been years.
 
NYMedic828 said:
It's been a while but I think multiplication and division don't supersede one another by order in equation? I forget. Been years.
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They don't. If you have multiplication and division in the same problem then you work left to right.
 
Achilles said:
6/2(2+1)=X
Is the answer to this 1?
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x=1

Now, to be a smarty.... It depends on how you read it.

Option 1: 6 over 2(2+1)
You would add the (2+1) which equals 3.
You then have 2(3) which means multiply 2x3 which equals 6, which leaves you with 6 over 6, or 6 divided by 6, which of course equals 1.

Option 2: 6 ÷ 2(2+1)
You would add the (2+1) which equals 3.
You could then read it as 6 divided by 2 times 3.
So 6 ÷ 2 = 3, then 3 x 3 which equals 9.
 
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firefite said:
They don't. If you have multiplication and division in the same problem then you work left to right.
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But multiplication and division both come before addition and subtraction.
 
Anjel said:
But multiplication and division both come before addition and subtraction.
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I know. That's why I only said it about multiplication and division. I was too lazy to put the + and - come after it but in the same working order of left to right.
 
The answer is 9
6 divided by 2 is the same as 6 over 2, they both reduce to 3.

Excuse me while I go have some Pi which equals 3.14159 :D
 
If people would just learn to use ÷ instead of / then.... :)
 
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I'm enjoying this, i haven't done this kind of math since HS. :mellow:
 
Anjel said:
But multiplication and division both come before addition and subtraction.
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Yes, but if there is both multiplication and division you work left to right, following exponents, or rather in this problem, parenthetical problems.
I like how like a freshman algebra level problem has cause like 3 pages of people trying to work it out XD
 
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