I mean in this form as in 6 is the dividend and 2(2+1) would be a divisor and the ÷ which substitutes for the / sign would separate the left hand and right hand elements
the division sign doesn’t divide both sides though
if i wrote 4/2+2, that would be 3, not 1
same logic here
HOWLING
F*** you, Puma.
Distributing the 2 still gives you 1 though
6 / (2 + 4)
6 / 6
1
i thought it was accepted by math professors that it was 9 tho
the division sign doesn’t divide both sides though
if i wrote 4/2+2, that would be 3, not 1
same logic here
But in cases like this implied multiplication takes precedence over division.
But I see ur point the question is just overall ambiguous in nature and communication
But in cases like this implied multiplication takes precedence over division.
But I see ur point the question is just overall ambiguous in nature and communication
it’s still completely ambiguous depending on how you were taught in this situation
like.. do you read 1/2x as (1/2)x or as 1/(2x)? bc a calculator would read it as (1/2)x
it all comes down to remembering nobody should ever use the division sign past pre-algebra just as a general rule to avoid confusion