Question

6/2(1+2)

Answer 1

= 1

Answer 2

same scenario LOL

Answer 3

haha
it's bugging everyone, i keep saying you cant ignore the parenthesis even after the addition they are still there

Answer 4

use this method:

Please, Excuse , My , Dear, Aunt, Sally
Parenthesis, exponents, multiplication,division, addition, subtraction

Answer 5

yeah lol

Answer 6

coincidence?

Answer 7

is it? o_o

Answer 8

i know the answer is 1 but people still think it's 9 which irritates me
they say division is on the same level as multiplication and forget that parenthesis are still around

Answer 9

I say a ghost lives inside openstudy. Who's with me?

Answer 10

lol, when you face division and multiplication, always start with which comes first ^_^

you have this :
\[6 \div 2 \times 3\]

start from the left, who comes first?

Answer 11

ghos...ghost? o_o...where

Answer 12

@ flaasome, yeah I know. people forget parens which is annoying, not just in simple problems like these, but in complex problems such as (x+1 +x^2*X^2/3
what am i supposed to understand from that?

Answer 13

your wrong starica

Answer 14

am I? how so?

Answer 15

you've got to start from left

Answer 16

you have 6/2(3)

Answer 17

parenthesis first

Answer 18

alright so multiply first ^_^

Answer 19

yes, if there were no parenthesis then you would divide

Answer 20

sorry abt the parenthesis ^_^"

Answer 21

:)

Answer 22

Just in case you look this up again, the answer is 9 and not 1.
Your question is \[6\div2 x (1+2)\]

Answer 23

We first solve the bracket 1+2 to get 3. So the question becomes
\[6\div2\times3\]

Answer 24

As per BODMAS/PEDMAS we have to carry out division first and then multiplication.
so carrying out division first, we get,
\[3\times3\]

Answer 25

So the final answer is 9 and not 1!!!!!!!!!

Answer 26

harkirat is RIGHT!

Answer 27

actually, per BODMAS, multiplication and division carry the same weight, but the expression should be evaluate left-to-right. So yes, the answer is 9.