Personally, I go with 1.Some believe multi and divi are interchangeable, Im not sure which is right, but I dont think they are. Multi has priority,......
3(3)
=9
Google solves it right as well if you type it in. Don't say computers are stupid, it's easy to implement order of operations. It's the people that are stupid, all the people who are voting "1" as the correct answer and citing their higher education as a source. :)
This question is idiotic.
Personally, I go with 1.
Some believe multi and divi are interchangeable, I'm not sure which is right, but I don't think they are. Multi has priority, so I come up with 1.
There really isn't a right answer and whoever put this on facebook was being difficult on purpose.
okay.. clearly i know how to use PEMDAS because i used it.. to get 1 BITCHESSSS! those of you who answered 9 either dont know how to use PEMDAS or are too stupid to do the problem yourselves so you put it in some kind of calculator (news flash: CALCULATORS DONT HAVE BRAINS!)... you HAVE to DISTRIBUTE the 2 BEFORE you DIVIDE!!! let me dumb it down for you a bit...
here is said problem 6/2(1+2) which can also be written as:
6
-------- you CANNOT separate the 2 from the equation in the parenthesis!!!!
2(1+2)
now do the math..
6 6 6
---------- = ----- = ---- = 1
2(1+2) 2(3) 6
easy peasy.. and if youre feeling ambitious:
6 (1+2) 6 3 6
--- x --------- = ----- x --- = (cross multiply) = --- = 1
2 1 2 1 6
and for people who are more traditional:
6/2(1+2) = 6/2(3) = 6/6 = 1
dont like that? how about this:
6/2(1+2) = 6/(2+4) = 6/6 = 1
thats 5 (for those of you who clearly dont know how to count) different ways to solve one problem and get the CORRECT answer. if you STILL dont believe.. i suggest some good old fashioned Jesus Christ to bless your poor soul!
