• [object Object]@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    It’s ambiguous either this resolves to 6 / (2(1+2)) or (6/2) * (1+2), and therefore both answers must be accepted.

    By convention, the division sign is not to be used in equations. It is not a standard operation.

    It is may be used for representing the operation of division as a symbol, but never as an operator itself.

    Anyone using the division sign is using it entirely for trolling purposes.

    • Hiro8811@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Huh why would you add additional brackets? It’s simply 6:2*(1+2) then you solve it in order since division and multiplication are same level of operation.