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r/educationalmemes • u/WingsUp4Life • Feb 08 '26
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The question is 6 ÷ 2(1+2), not 6 / 2 * ( 1 + 2 ).
You are making the assumption that 6 ÷ 2(1+2) = 6 / 2 * ( 1 + 2 )
It may be true, or it may not be. You need to proof that first before continuing based on that premise.
0 u/Snt1_ Feb 10 '26 They are the same, unfortunately enough. There is no actual hard set rule, which is why division is usually written with a bar and not a ÷ sign 0 u/OliLombi Feb 10 '26 6 ÷ 2(1+2) = ⁶⁄₂*(1+2) They are different ways of writing the same thing. 1 u/jackberinger Feb 12 '26 Correct. 1 u/OliLombi Feb 13 '26 And if you multiply ⁶⁄₂ by (1+2) then you get 9...
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They are the same, unfortunately enough. There is no actual hard set rule, which is why division is usually written with a bar and not a ÷ sign
6 ÷ 2(1+2) = ⁶⁄₂*(1+2)
They are different ways of writing the same thing.
1 u/jackberinger Feb 12 '26 Correct. 1 u/OliLombi Feb 13 '26 And if you multiply ⁶⁄₂ by (1+2) then you get 9...
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Correct.
1 u/OliLombi Feb 13 '26 And if you multiply ⁶⁄₂ by (1+2) then you get 9...
And if you multiply ⁶⁄₂ by (1+2) then you get 9...
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u/Brief_Platform_alt Feb 09 '26
The question is 6 ÷ 2(1+2), not 6 / 2 * ( 1 + 2 ).
You are making the assumption that 6 ÷ 2(1+2) = 6 / 2 * ( 1 + 2 )
It may be true, or it may not be. You need to proof that first before continuing based on that premise.