(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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davidjameswatson1991@live.co.uk asked · 15 Sep 2014
hey guys bit confused with this :(
Community Comments (8)
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PART66Online
22 Sep 2014
Please write how do you calculate this step by step and we will find out where you are wrong.
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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...
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PART66Online
22 Sep 2014
You can't subtract (6-9) from (6-2) because first you have to do a division.
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davidjameswatson1991@live.co.uk
22 Sep 2014
oh yeah bodmas! sorry dimky I had a bit of a moment!
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PART66Online
23 Sep 2014
:)
Maybe we can change your nickname because as you see it is too long to be correctly displayed?
Maybe we can change your nickname because as you see it is too long to be correctly displayed?
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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...
(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...
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JD2016
11 Sep 2016
Definitely a set of brackets missing if 3 1/2 is the to be the correct answer.
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PART66Online
13 Sep 2016
Hi JD. All good with brackets. :))
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