What is 6÷2(1+2)?

1 Answer
Apr 14, 2015

Mathematical operations are performed in a specific order

  1. anything inside parentheses
  2. exponentiation (left to right)
  3. multiplication and division (left to right)
  4. addition and subtraction (left to right)

6÷2(1+2)
is therefore evaluated in the sequence
=6÷2(3)

(6÷2)×3

=3×3

=9