Where do I add parentheses to make this expression equal a 1 when it is simplified?
Expression:
6 + 9 / 3 - 2
When this expression is simplified w/o any parentheses, it equals 7.
I just need to know where to put the parentheses so that it will equal 1.
And we have to use the ORDER OF OPERATION.
Where do I add parentheses to make this expression equal a 1 when it is simplified?
Expression:
6 + 9 / 3 - 2
When this expression is simplified w/o any parentheses, it equals 7.
I just need to know where to put the parentheses so that it will equal 1.
And we have to use the ORDER OF OPERATION.
(6+9)/(3-2)= 15
Are you sure you wanted the answer, 1?
If the first sign were negative, then parentheses below would result in 1.
6 - (9/3) - 2 = 1
If the original formula had this typo, this would be your answer. Otherwise, I don't see how it can be changed to equal 1.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
To make the expression equal to 1 when simplified according to the order of operations, you should add parentheses around the division portion (9 / 3). Here's the expression with the added parentheses:
6 + (9 / 3) - 2
Now, let's simplify the expression:
First, calculate the division within the parentheses:
6 + (9 / 3) - 2 = 6 + 3 - 2
Next, perform addition and subtraction from left to right:
6 + 3 - 2 = 9 - 2 = 7
Oops! It seems that even with the parentheses, the simplified expression still equals 7, not 1.
To make the expression equal to 1, you will need to make further adjustments. One possible way is to change the addition operation into subtraction and add more parentheses. Here's the modified expression:
6 - (9 / 3) + 2
Let's simplify the modified expression:
First, calculate the division within the parentheses:
6 - (9 / 3) + 2 = 6 - 3 + 2
Next, perform subtraction and addition from left to right:
6 - 3 + 2 = 3 + 2 = 5
Now, the modified expression yields a simplified value of 5, which is still not equal to 1.
It seems that there is no way to add parentheses to the original expression to make it equal 1 when simplified according to the order of operations.