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Originally Posted by shalym
The original problem as posted is:
9-3÷1/3+1
I interpreted it as:
9-(3%1)/3+1
9-(3)/3+1
9-1+1
8+1
9
The "/" means division in a math problem. So...when I did the problem using order of operations, I did the first division problem (3/1), then the second division problem (3/3), then the subtraction, then the addition.
The correct way to write the problem would be:
9-3%(1/3)+1
In that case, the 1/3 would have been the first calculation, so that it would be:
9-3%(1/3)+1
9-3%.33+1
9-9+1
0+1
1
Two completely different math problems.
Shari
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Thanks, Shari. I considered that the use of the "÷" sign was an indication that the "1/3" was to be interpreted as a fraction, although your interpretation is certainly a valid, albeit (to my mind) a less likely one.