Can you guys help me out on my math problem? My friend says its

go back to /b/

>>7723815
both are correct.

For the record, it's 9 and only 9. Trying to explain that to /b/ is like pulling teeth though.

>>7723839
[math]\frac{6}{2(1+2)}[/math]

>>7723842

Except that is incorrect. Multiplication and division are read left to right. This is

6 / 2 * (1+2), or

\frac{6}{2} * (1+2)

>>7723842

Sorry, a bit new around here, still getting used to formatting.

[math]\frac{6}{2} * (1+2)[/math]

>>7723853
i'm not saying it's right i'm just explaining how people can get confused

and yeah sure multiplication and division gets read left to right but you should at least be able to see why they're confused and perhaps not be so militant

>>7723815
The answer is 5

6/2(1+2)
3(1)+2
=5

if you use PEMDAS it would be (1+2)=(3) 2*(3)=6
6/6=1 in PEMDAS you solve whats inside the parentheses first then you look for exponents thenn multiplication then division and the addition then subtraction

>>7723862

Oh, I can totally see how it can be misinterpreted. Most of the answers I can easily understand. It's just the people who are militant about insisting that their wrong answer is correct even after explanation who can be annoying :P

In most calculators, where the calculation is done using the shunting yard algorithm,
The answer is 1

On the other hand, many programming languages parse equal precedence operators expressions left to right, where the answer will be 9

According _remove_dem_signs_ standards, the answer is 6212 for obvious reasons

According to MySystem the answer is NOT -12, because we replace ÷ by ×, + by -, = by ≠ and vice versa and evaluate outside the parentheses first

>>7723911
That explains why my graphics calc gives me 1 as an answer

>>7723876
The rules of PEMDAS mean you do multiplication and division in the same step from left to right. Same with addition and subtraction.

>>7723815
6/2(1+2)=9
3*3=9

Why would you even think it's one?

>>7724027
Because there are no brackets around 6/2 making it unclear

>>7723815
It's 1.

i got 9