re: What's the answer to this math problem?

I could almost buy 3.6 if the person assumes that the 6 squared is divided by the rest of the equation after the division sign. But 10 is just wrong.

6^2
__________

2(3) + 4




36
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6 + 4




36
__________

10




36 / 10 = 3.6

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Who decides that order of operations in accepted mathematics? Is it dictated by logic, or is it just something mathematicians go together and agreed upon?

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Pretty sure it is the latter. Basically it is an accepted standard, to my knowledge at least.

Parenthesis exponent multiply divide add subtract

6^2 / 2(3) + 4

36 / 6 + 4
6 + 4 = 10

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Parenthesis exponent multiply divide add subtract

6^2 / 2(3) + 4

36 / 6 + 4
6 + 4 = 10

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Parenthesis exponent multiply divide add subtract

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Why do you multiply before you divide?

Multiplication and division are interchangeable. So are addition and subtraction. It's whatever comes first.


P
E
D|M
S|A

^^^ That's just as accurate as PEMDAS.

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Multiplication then Division

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no those can be done in either order.

the question here is weather you should divide by 2 or by 6. the parenthesizes dictates the 2(3) is under 6^2.

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Someone said since the parentheses contain only one number it doesn't get calculated first and serves only as a multiplication symbol.

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that someone is wrong.

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FIFY. PEMDAS is no different than PEDMSA.

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OK. Then why isn't the 4 in the denominator?