Um, distribution comes first so it's 6 divided by (2+4) check m8
[spoiler]im doing this shit in school right now fite me m8[/spoiler]
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I really hope they aren't teaching you that way in school right now...
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Well they are and those were the correct answers on the finals last year so... :/
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Edited by Ravn_21: 2/27/2016 12:18:28 AMIf you're in high good luck with the SAT/ACT, if you live in the US, cause that would be wrong on them. I found an interesting article explaining the why's behind both answers, I'll link it in a sec. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/03/facebook_math_problem_why_pemdas_doesn_t_always_give_a_clear_answer.2.html
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Step one, parenthesis (1+2=3) Step two, multiplication and division from left to right 6/2=3 3*3=9
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You left out distribution which you do first, always
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Distribution has nothing to do with this problem.
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But the number is right outside the parenthesis which technically means multiplication right outside parenthesis which means distribution is applied before anything else
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Not in the American Standardized mathematics system. Division and multiplication are done left to right.
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Well distributing first is the way in learning it o.o