Thread: 6/2(1+2) =

Gooner, BODMAS has superceeded BOMDAS, therefore;
6/2(1+2)= 6/2 (3)= 3(3)= 9
Congrats, Dave.

hard to evaluate as it could go either way depending on what is intended

6/2(1+2) could really be 6/{2(1+2)} in which case 1 would be the answer. A bit more difficult to accurately represent on a single typed line

Martyn

As written 6/2(1+2) following the rules of maths is the same as writing it

6 divided by 2 multiplied by 3 = 9

As written it is not 6 divided 6=1 for this to happen the original equation would have to be as mentioned above
6/(2(1+2))

Garry

Bushie, you have added extra brackets which change the whole equation....as it stands from the original, id be going with 9

Answer is 9

Always remember BODMAS!
Order of operation!

Division and Multiplication always before Addition and Subtraction!


So what does 3 + 2 x 2 =


Cheers, Mick

answer is 1

6/2(1+2)
6/(2+4)
6/6
1

Originally Posted by Eevo

answer is 1

6/2(1+2)
6/(2+4)
6/6
1

sorry mate, if BODMAS is the go, its brackets first, which would be 1+2 =3, then divison, which is 6/2 = 3, then those 2 are multiplied, as the rule of outside a bracket to inside one is multiplied (multiplied comes after divide in BODMAS)...so 3x3 is 9

Mick id say yours is 7

BIMDAS= Brackets, Indecies, Multiplication/Divisons, Additions/Subtractions

6/2(1+2)= 6/2(3)= 3(3)= 3*3= 9

If you use the literal version of BIMDAS without allowing for the fact that multiplication and devision along with addition and subtraction occur as you read them from left to right

you get

6/2(1+2)= (6/2(3)= 6/2*3= 6/6=1

thats wrong...

heres the technical version of it (which is the way handycalc, google calc, and my spread sheet answer it)

6/2(1+2)= (6/2)*(1+2)=(3)*(3)=9

I suspect that someone on face book, most likely an american, got a maths question wrong and is asshurt about it. (or is trolling an intelectual bunfight)