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6 divided by 2 times the value of 1 plus 2

[b]6/2(1+2)[/b]

I just lost a friendship with 3 people because of this problem.

THE ANSWER IS 9. WHAT THE HELL?

EDIT: Ignore the title. i'm bad at wording out problems.

January 11, 2013

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Reply January 12, 2013
ronny278

If you propose this problem to any mathematician beyond a certain level in the ambiguous format you've given it, then they will generally say 1. Why? Because this is what they will think:
6 --------
2(1+2)

However the thread title implies 9 as multiplying the (6/2) by the value of (1+2) is 9.... so im presuming you mean (6/2)*(1+2)

Reply January 12, 2013
deadlyzombie

OP clearly did not say
6 ------
2(1+2)

he said 6/2(1+2)
it is implied that it means (6/2)(1+2) which is [b]9[/b].
People who say it's
6 ------ ARE CHEATING! HE DID NOT PUT IT LIKE THIS
2(1+2)

anyway, thread title = 5 LOL

Reply January 12, 2013
Broccoleh

@Kreyni:

The 6 doesn't go on top. According to (P)BEDMAS, division and multiplication are done in the order that they appear. That means you do the 6/2 before the 2(3).

Reply January 12, 2013
xreminiscing

TIL that Basilers don't know how to use PEDMAS correctly..

The answer is 9.

Reply January 12, 2013
Broccoleh

6/2(1+2)
6/2[b](3)[/b]
[b]3[/b](3)
[b]9[/b]

Am I mistaken somewhere? I got 9 o-o

Reply January 12, 2013
CavanCai

2(1+2) = 2*(1+2)

Reply January 11, 2013
3moRaccoon

[quote=trashed]>gets in a serious argument over a trivial math problem
>loses 3 friends because of it

You sound like you'd be fun at parties.[/quote]

Gets serious when someone calls you an idiot than cusses you out.

Reply January 11, 2013
trashed

>gets in a serious argument over a trivial math problem
>loses 3 friends because of it

You sound like you'd be fun at parties.

Reply January 11, 2013
3moRaccoon

[quote=Segumisama]I wasn't saying he was wrong. I got 6, as well. I was going to edit my post and say i got 6 but basil was being laggy and lame so i wandered off.[/quote]

How the hell did you and @Snovvy get 6? Lmao

@above: I'm bad at wording out problems. Ignore the title.

Reply January 11, 2013 - edited
Segumisama

I wasn't saying he was wrong. I got 6, as well. I was going to edit my post and say i got 6 but basil was being laggy and lame so i wandered off.

Reply January 11, 2013 - edited
3moRaccoon

[quote=marilanna]There's no parentheses around the "2(1+2)" so you're only assuming that the entire thing is in the denominator. He's actually right, unless you write it as 6/[2(1+2)], the answer is 9.[/quote]

Thank you.
People are justifying the answer 1 with the distributive property. Wut?

Reply January 11, 2013 - edited
marilanna

[quote=Segumisama]hi, my name is pemdas, please use me all you want [/quote]

There's no parentheses around the "2(1+2)" so you're only assuming that the entire thing is in the denominator. He's actually right, unless you write it as 6/[2(1+2)], the answer is 9.

Reply January 11, 2013 - edited
Segumisama

hi, my name is pemdas, please use me all you want

Reply January 11, 2013 - edited