Edit: Guys the point is this isn't newsworthy and that the News is posting clickbait, you don't have to solve the maths lmao

  • mar_k [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    a lot think that multiply comes before division and addition ... but it’s multiply OR divide (whichever comes first)

    Wait how is it not 9 following in that case? Following what you described I don't see how you could get 1

    Starting equation: 6 ÷ 2(1+2)

    Step 1, parenthesis first: 6 ÷ 2(3)

    Step 2, division, because it comes first: 3(3)

    Step 3, multiplication: 9

    If you assume multiplication should always comes before division then you get 1: 6 ÷ 2(3) = 6 ÷ 6