Question

Why doesn't 6÷2(1+2) equal 1?

Answer 1

Everywhere I look, people say it's 9.
Shouldn't you follow PEMDAS?
Parenthesis, 1+2 = 3
So then it's 6÷2(3)
According to PEMDAS, you should do Multiplication and then Division, right?
So shouldn't you do 2*3 = 6
And then 6÷6 = 1?

Answer 2

You're right. lol

Answer 3

Indeed you are right ,we can use bodmas also :
B-Brackets first
O-Orders (ie Powers and Square Roots, etc.)
DM-Division and Multiplication (left-to-right)
AS-Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right)

Answer 4

PEMDAS is correct however, even in PEMDAS, you do multiplication and division from left to right. :P Same with addition and subtraction, left to right. So, the answer is indeed 1.

Answer 5

I'm sorry, I mean it's 9. xD

Answer 6

Yeah, I forgot about the left-to-right thing! :p

Answer 7

:)