Question

6/2(1+2)=
whats this equal

Answer 1

What do you think?

Answer 2

i need help answering it I forget how to do it

Answer 3

Well, 6/2 = 3 when you simplify it, and 1 + 2 = 3. Of course, you need to multiply both those numbers, and the answer would give you 9.

Answer 4

thats what i was thinking to

Answer 5

@gracie101507 1 would not be the answer...

Answer 6

how did you get 9

Answer 7

but wouldnt you do 2 times 1 first

Answer 8

You got to put it like this, (6/2) x (1+2)

Answer 9

Do PEMDAS and you can get your answer.

Answer 10

\[6/2(1+2)= ?\]

According to PEMDAS:
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

We look to the parentheses first, simplifying to ->
\[6/2(3)= ?\]|

Since the only thing remaining is multiplication and division, we can do them in either order. Starting with division is 'prettier' though.

\[3(3) = 9\]

Answer 11

Just like Shadow did.

Answer 12

but wouldn't you do 2 times whats in the parenthesis first

Answer 13

Shadow is right, just look at the steps...

Answer 14

PEMDAS means you start what's INSIDE the parentheses first, not outside.

Answer 15

ok thanks

Answer 16

No problem

Answer 17

ok im still confused

Answer 18

With?

Answer 19

that same question

Answer 20

with that same question

Answer 21

What part of the question is confusing you?

Answer 22

everything

Answer 23

i still dont really know if it is 9

Answer 24

the part where it says parenthesis first

Answer 25

if you didn't do that you would have got 1

Answer 26

Nevermind I see the problem

Answer 27

whats the problem

Answer 28

We were viewing it as a division function, which in reality, it's a fraction.

Answer 29

Actually wait, that doesn't make sense.

Answer 30

This is one of those "screenshot if from the book" questions

Answer 31

Lol

Answer 32

no i just did that

Answer 33

Oh I see

Answer 34

You did the Distributive Property

Answer 35

yea

Answer 36

I think the Distributive Property counts as multiplication, as opposed to being considered a parentheses function. Which is why you would do the addition inside of the parentheses first.

Answer 37

Since parentheses is ranked higher than multiplication in PEMDAS.

Answer 38

I don't see where it was screenshot from the original text

Answer 39

The way you wrote the original problem is ambiguous

Answer 40

Yeah if you can take a picture and upload it, or take a screenshot, that'd clear things up @katwhirles

Answer 41

ok

Answer 42

Since some will interpret it as \(\dfrac{6}{2}(1 + 2)\) and others will interpret it as \(\dfrac{6}{2(1 + 2)}\) which are two completely different expressions

Answer 43

Yeah but in order for it to be the second, the parentheses would have to include 2 and the 1 + 2, so that it would all be in the denominator, under 6. But it's just 6/2 multiplied by (1+2).

Answer 44

Of course, taking what @katwhirles wrote as what the textbook/problem depicts.

Answer 45

i think it is 1

Answer 46

do u think it is 1?????