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(6 - 2) - (6 - 9) / (-3 + (-3))

(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.

davidjameswatson1991@live.co.uk asked · 15 Sep 2014

hey guys bit confused with this :(

Community Comments (8)

PART66Online 22 Sep 2014

Please write how do you calculate this step by step and we will find out where you are wrong.

davidjameswatson1991@live.co.uk 22 Sep 2014

(6-2) - (6-9) = 7 / (-3 +(-3)) is the bit that confuses me how do you get the half, haha confusing me here...

PART66Online 22 Sep 2014

You can't subtract (6-9) from (6-2) because first you have to do a division.

davidjameswatson1991@live.co.uk 22 Sep 2014

oh yeah bodmas! sorry dimky I had a bit of a moment!

PART66Online 23 Sep 2014

:)
Maybe we can change your nickname because as you see it is too long to be correctly displayed?

JCLARK1981 12 Nov 2014

There are a set of brackets missing in this equation that give you confusion of where to start. The equation should be written as:
(6 - 2) - ((6 - 9) / (-3 + (-3)))
Then the working out would be as follows:
(6-2) - (-3)/(-6)
(6-2) - 0.5
4 - 0.5
3.5
Hope that helps...

JD2016 11 Sep 2016

Definitely a set of brackets missing if 3 1/2 is the to be the correct answer.

PART66Online 13 Sep 2016

Hi JD. All good with brackets. :))

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(6 - 2) - (6 - 9) / (-3 + (-3))

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