So what is it? I thought it was 9 as well on fb but then some pretty smart folks told me I was wrong.

The real answer is 47.

 

If you go to mathconspiracy.online.info you'll see my latest clip on how the government has manipulated math formulas for decades.

 

People who have drank the Kool-aid keep saying "please excuse my dear aunt Sue," but has anyone ever seen Sue? Didn't think so. That's because Sue never existed and was a hired actor paid to dupe Americans into believing they had to subtract last.

 

2 + 2 = 5

2 + 2 = 5

 

Gonna have to start calling you Synergy Lad.

So what is it? I thought it was 9 as well on fb but then some pretty smart folks told me I was wrong.

 

According to some math websites, it's 9.

 

F.O.I.L.

 

First, Outside, Inside, Last

 

I say 9

F.O.I.L.

 

First, Outside, Inside, Last

 

I say 9

 

Right answer, wrong mnemonic device, I think.

Right answer, wrong mnemonic device, I think.

 

You're probably right. So much self-doubt in this thread. I remember FOIL in algebra, but not the context in which it was used.

You're probably right. So much self-doubt in this thread. I remember FOIL in algebra, but not the context in which it was used.

 

I do words, not numbers, but I think FOIL was for (a+bx)(c+dx) situations.

BINOMIALS!!!

 

Mathwords: FOIL Method

The answer is 1.

 

Let’s break down the problem:

The whole number (6), is being divided by the equation: (2(1+2)).

You have to do the equation first 2(1+2) = 2(3) = 6

Then the rest of the equation is 6/6=1

 

The parenthetical problem must be done first, which includes the 2.

 

All of that said, this is written poorly, and wouldn't be written that way on a written test.

 

 

If it was written like this no one would disagree:

 

__6__

2(1+2)

If it was written like this 6 divided by 2 times (1+2), then the answer would be 9. 2(1+2) is treated differently than 2 * (1+2). In the latter example you would use the left to right rule, in the former, it is part of the parenthetical operation.

If it was written like this no one would disagree:

 

__6__

2(1+2)

 

This is where typing the problem as it is, presents a problem. Because there's a case that it could just as easily be read as 6 / 2 x (1+3).

 

Honestly, I think if a teacher presented a problem on a test like this, they'd almost be obligated to accept both answers.

If it was written like this no one would disagree:

 

__6__

2(1+2)

 

THAT does equal 1.

 

The way it's written here, it equals 9.

THAT does equal 1.

 

The way it's written here, it equals 9.

See post #27.