12 divided by 2 times 3 all over 2 =? A BASIC Math problem MANY will get WRONG!

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Basic math skills question - order of operations, pemdas, number operations, fractions.

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All Comments (21)
  • @anthonydolio8118
    The answer is C = 9. I think you should move left to right. So 12 divided by 2 = 6. Then 6 times 3 = 18. Then 18 divided by 2 = 9. Let's see ...
  • In order of execution use BODMAS; Brackets, of, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction. ie 12/2 =6 then 6 x3 = 18 and then 18/2 = 9
  • @suzanneburns6130
    This is a prime example of how some instructors not teaching the whole of PEMDOS...you made this so much easier! Thank you for being a great instructor! We were not told that the groups of Multiplication and division were to be done left to right in order of the problem. We were told that we were to always do multiplication, then division, addition and subtraction. This made many problems very confusing! Thank you again! ❤
  • @scottmohr4428
    Easy! The answer is 1. PEMDAS is absolute in that multiplication comes before division.
  • @MKO-USA
    My pre calculus professor in college told us in the first class "in the absence of brackets you always resolve left to right"...best math advice ever.
  • @lisaboston2465
    It’s been 40 years since I graduated from high school. At first I was thinking the answer was (a)….but I stopped and thought about it for a second and realized it was (c). Geez. It’s amazing how much of what you learned gets rusty when you don’t really use it that often anymore. 😂 Enjoyed your video!
  • Have to use BODMAS; Brackets, of, Division, Multiplications, Addition, Subtraction.
  • @jasmnejones8628
    Got it right and I have been out of school several decades. Lol. I would like to take this time to thank all my teachers and the creator of this video. I remember having to show my work doing math problems and hated doing all of that. Now they just use calculators. So different now, but whatever works. This was fun. I’m ready to do another one, a new challenge. 😂
  • @jayrandall9075
    12 divided by 2 = 6, 6 x 3 = 18, 18 divided by 2 = 9. Three steps and you’re done 😊 I failed at maths in high school, simply because it was explained to me in such a confusing round about way.
  • @user-hp8hv5bp6f
    Answer is a) 1. 2*3=6. So 12:6=2 let's take 2/2=1 so the answer is 1
  • I am also 50+ years from high school, and math was not one of my the courses I liked. My mind is being opened at years old. Thanks!
  • @mzmxx
    Move the (division by 2) from over the long line to under the long line, so (12x3)/(2x2)=9.
  • @brownorpheus1
    Bodmas brackets of division,multiplication,addition and subtraction 12 divided by 2 =6times3=18 divide by 2 = 9
  • @Azitagangi369
    I love math ! Glad I found your channel . Subscribed ! Of course . Thank you for your time and great explanation . Wish we had more knowledgeable and dedicated math teachers in our educational system… so our kids wouldn’t be so far behind in math from other countries . Math is an important subject in our daily life , pulse it improve our critical thinking which is so important . Thanks to my outstanding math teacher who thought us so well that today I don’t use any calculator for multiply or subtraction.. etc … I know my time table very well .. they never allow us to use calculator in our math class .. force us to use our brain instead of calculator. That improved our ability to think critically ! If your understanding of basic of math is strong , you will find the subject very sweet and easy to learn . Best of luck ! 🌿
  • @KAMUGISHADIDAS
    Why don't we use bodmas b for brackets, o for of,d for division ,m for multiplication,a for addition and s for subtraction
  • In the UK we have BODMAS: B – Brackets, O – Order of powers or roots, D – Division, M – Multiplication A – Addition, and S – Subtraction. We didn’t have it in my school life but apparently this is the way it all works now.
  • @donnahughes9575
    PEMDAS but MultiplIcation and Division are equal so you must go left to right when you encounter them both. So 12/2=6 then 6x3/2=9
  • I have always loved doing math problems in my head . Would love to have some more to solve a bit harder please.