(6 - 2) - (6 - 9) / (-3 + (-3))
- 3 1/2.
- 4.
- 4 1/2.
Explanation from PART66Online
Following order of operations, work the brackets first: (6-2)=4 and (6-9)=-3, with the denominator (-3+(-3))=-6. Division comes before subtraction, so (-3)/(-6)=0.5, giving 4-0.5=3.5, or 3 1/2.
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malay100 asked · 10 Jun 2012
How is this possible?
(6 - 2) - (6 - 9) / (-3 + (-3))
=4-(-3)/(-6)
=7/(-6)
=?
Community Comments (3)
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PART66Online
10 Jun 2012
(6 - 2) - (6 - 9) / (-3 + (-3)) =
= 4 - (-3) / (-6) =
= 4 - 0.5 =
= 3.5
= 4 - (-3) / (-6) =
= 4 - 0.5 =
= 3.5
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Hercules
15 Oct 2013
=4-((-3)/-6))
=4-(0.5)
=3.5
=4-(0.5)
=3.5
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sarora2020
7 Oct 2020
Great thanks for the explanation(BODMAS)
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