Are you smart enough to solve this math problem?

[Anonymous]

[God_of_Thunder]

Yeah; the answer is 9

[BarryLiverstone]

Nine

[NamerOfStars]

That's like asking if you're "smart enough" to change a tire; it's a question of knowledge, not intelligence- math is an invention, not a discovery.

That said, it's a simple matter of order of operations: parentheses first, then exponents, then multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction, in that order. One plus two is three, multiplied by two is six, and six divided by six is one.

[WindAtMyBack]

The rules for this are not universal, which is why this question keeps coming up. It has nothing whatsoever to do with being "smart". I would do it this way:

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

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

Both ways are "correct". In scholarly papers, it should be stated which method is used, and it should be done the same way throughout the paper. It saves ambiguity by stating ahead of time which method is used.

[ArtemisSilver]

Yeah he's just playing gotcha math.

[HippieVeganJewslim]

The latter is correct. First things first when it comes to multiplication and division.

[TroyDT2]

The way I was taught, 9. Parenthesis first, so 6 ÷ 2(3) = ; there is an understood multiplication outside, not part of, the parenthesis, so 6 ÷ 2 × 3 =, and since multiplication and division are the same level, 6 ÷ 2 × 3 = 3 × 3 = 9.

Older textbooks, however, seem to treat 2(1+2) as a single expression, so older members might very well say 6 ÷ 2(3) = 6 ÷ 6 = 1.

[Hypermotard1916]

6/2*(1+2)

parsing rules:

* / %(Multiplication, division, and remainder) Left-to-right equal precedence

answer:

6/2 then multiplied by 1+2 gives 9

Here used c++ standards and verified it with g++ and python3

PEDMAS and BODMAS are not to be taken seriously for practical purposes, use LaTex with numerator and denominator wherever you can or parenthesise.

[mickmrly]

In the brackets first, then the number outside the bracket by inside the bracket, then the division. So (1+2) = 3 x 2 = 6 / 6 = 1.

If you wanted to be more thorough you could say 6/2(1+2) = x , 6/6 = x , 6 = 6x , x = 1.

[HippieVeganJewslim]

1+2≠3*2

[Anonymous]

I was taught pemdas in school. Answer would be 1. 6/2(1+2). Start with parenthesis, so 6/2(3). Next do exponents, but there are none, so move to next step, which is multiplication. 6/6. Finally, do division. So 1.

[DarkWinterNights]

I think it’s 1…. It’s been awhile. But I’m pretty sure you do parentheses first, multiplication then division.

[ArrowheadSW]

Either 1 or 9 depending on the book you read... LOL...

[HippieVeganJewslim]

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

In the middle one, division must be done before multiplication, as it comes first.

[Cubus]

From what I know - after you do 1+2, you just go with the order.

6/2x3 = 3x3 = 9

[Guy13]

The answer is 1.00

[Chazmatazz269]

I think the answer is one.

[oh_k789]

..1..

[irifebeck]

The answer's 1.

[irifebeck]

PEMDAS guys, the order of operations. It's not an older generation thing, it's actual math rule. If you get this bit wrong in a larger equation, everything else is going to be wrong.

[irifebeck]

*Sorry, not 1, 9.

[Anonymous]

I think 6 or 9 or 69

[oh_k789]

Even women browsing a question like this are horny. Oh the times...

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Is the answer 1?

[panamared1]

One.