## Goten77 Group Title simple order of operations question.... problem is that ive heard 2 stories question below one year ago one year ago

1. Goten77 Group Title

$6\div 2(2+1)=?$

2. Goten77 Group Title

i know order of operations is par thesis 1st... so it becomes $6\div 2(3)$ but then isnt it multiplication 1st then division? or arent they on the same level? or does that parenthesis around the 3 make any change?.... ive heard stories now

3. hba Group Title

9

4. hba Group Title

We can follow, PEMDAS or BODMAS.

5. hartnn Group Title

not again!

6. hba Group Title

BODMAS means Bracket of division multiplication addition and subtraction.

7. Goten77 Group Title

so basically $6\div 2(3) = 6\div 2 \times 3$

8. Goten77 Group Title

and the parenthesis around 3 has no effect?

9. hba Group Title

Not in this case.

10. Goten77 Group Title

well since what your saying is true * i believe* that means on a old question on here some1 told me a different story and i didnt feel like arguing .... but yes he obviously told them wrong but oh well.. just making sure

11. hartnn Group Title

when you have only multiplications and division, the order of evaluation is from left to right. and a(b) is ecactly same as a*b.

12. Goten77 Group Title

thats what i thought @hartnn but this guy said it was multiplication then division..... and i knew it had to b wrong

13. hartnn Group Title

multiplication and division have exactly equal priorities.