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6÷2(1+2) = ??

Started by [MiA]Raj, May 03, 2011, 16:41

6÷2(1+2) =

1
3 (23.1%)
9
9 (69.2%)
something else
1 (7.7%)

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[MiA]Raj

May 03, 2011, 16:41 Last Edit: May 03, 2011, 17:06 by [MiA]Raj
6÷2(1+2) = ?

Is it 1 or 9? Or maybe something else? lol

I've seen this question on various forums, and surprisingly like half of the people answer it wrong.
What do you think?


poompoom500

#1
May 03, 2011, 16:45
 :-[ To MiA Raj,

This reqiures my utmost mathematical acumen! After much deliberation and long, hard contemplation, I came up to the conclusion that the answer is.....

[MiA]Alucard

#2
May 03, 2011, 20:36
Is it ? 4

[MiA]Slim_Cognito

#4
May 03, 2011, 21:24 Last Edit: May 03, 2011, 21:31 by [MiA]Slim_Cognito
*looks at it for a couple of seconds.... thinks.... thinks more.... compares to other stuff like this*

7  1

my mathematical skill says 7

rethinks this.... rethinks again...

no wait... then it wouldn't be 7 but 1 stupid maths....

Snipe34

#5
May 04, 2011, 01:55 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 01:56 by Snipe34

[MiA]Slim_Cognito

#6
May 04, 2011, 06:14
i still think it's one...

[MiA]Slim_Cognito

#7
May 04, 2011, 08:39
yeah its 1! >:(

[MiA]Alucard

#8
May 04, 2011, 14:07
How the fuck can it be 9 XD first you do the (1+2) and its 3 then you 2x3 = 6 then you 6÷6 is 1 xD wtf ?

dakoslug

#9
May 05, 2011, 20:48
I think you have to use PEDMAS. Not Bedmas, or whatever. Think about it.

6/2(1+2)
6/2(3)
3(3)
=9 

You don't do 2(3) first. Even with BEDMAS you do division before multiplication (i'm pretty sure).  So then it'll be 6/2, then 3(3).

[MiA]Slim_Cognito

#10
May 05, 2011, 21:04
going from the fact that that is a trick to remembering which comes first, in dutch it says that × goes b4 /

razor

#11
May 05, 2011, 22:15
i did it on paper and its 1. i thought it was 9 first. 6÷2(3) the () means u do the times first

razor

#13
May 05, 2011, 23:53
its 9 if u use internet but 1 if u do it on paper

[MiA]Slim_Cognito

#14
May 06, 2011, 07:12
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