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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the value of the expression?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

could someone check if this is right

OpenStudy (bibby):

evaluate the top and bottom individually what is 6+3*2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

18

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3x4-10 = 2

OpenStudy (bibby):

PEDMAS

OpenStudy (anonymous):

18 + 2 = 20

OpenStudy (bibby):

or PEMDAS, whatever the multiplication happens f irst

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So im right its 20

OpenStudy (bibby):

nope

OpenStudy (anonymous):

huh

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok im confused

OpenStudy (bibby):

what is 6+3*2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

18 i got

OpenStudy (bibby):

you're not following pemdas

OpenStudy (bibby):

the multiplication comes before the addition

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so um 12

OpenStudy (bibby):

yeah so now we have 12/3*4-10 multiplication comes first again, we have 12-10 or 2 as you said earlier

OpenStudy (bibby):

\(\frac{12}{3*4-10}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok let me guess the answer is 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because thts what i got

OpenStudy (bibby):

why are you guessing? how is 12/2 = 4?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im bad at math thts y i guess

OpenStudy (bibby):

there is no guessing. what is 4*3-2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

10

OpenStudy (bibby):

whoops 4*3-10?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2

OpenStudy (bibby):

so replace the bottom with 2 \(\large \frac{6+3*2}{3*4-10}=\frac{6+6}{12-10}=\frac{12}{2}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

u have 2 put in as one whole number

OpenStudy (bibby):

simplify 12/2...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 6

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