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2023-07-27 22:02:32 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Some people may interpret the expression 6/2(1+2) as being 6/(2*(1+2)) due to how it's written. If we follow this interpretation, the result would be 1. But this interpretation is contrary to the standard order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS/BIDMA). Here, the correct answer is 9.

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• Some people may interpret the expression 6/2(1+2) as being 6/(2*(1+2)) due to how it's written. If we follow this interpretation, the result would be 1. But this interpretation is contrary to the standard order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS/BIDMA). Here, the correct answer is 9.