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Message Subject How To Solve This Equation? 3/1(1+2) = x
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Can't believe people still think it's 1 even after the order of operation was posted. For those people who need links.

[link to mathforum.org]
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32269532


Uhhhh.... In the order of operations multiplication and division have the same priority Jack you find your answer by going left to right when you come to a situation where you can either divide or multiply.
I can't believe you think you are more intelligent than others.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32358435


You are a 100% correct.

parentheses first

now we have 3/1(3)

Multiplication and division left to right.

Now we have 3(3)

x=9
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32269532


Answer is 1.

How are you just removing the slash? You can't just remove the slash.

3/3=1
 
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