Place parentheses in the expression to make it equal 60?
2×6+6+3×2
well 2×15×2 = 60
To place parentheses in the expression "2×6+6+3×2" in order to make it equal 60, we need to follow the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS). The order of operations states that we first simplify expressions inside parentheses, then evaluate exponents, followed by multiplication and division (from left to right), and finally addition and subtraction (from left to right).
In this case, we can place parentheses around the multiplication operations to make sure they are performed first. Let's look at the expression with parentheses added:
2×(6+6)+3×2
Now we can simplify the expression inside each set of parentheses:
2×(12)+3×2
Next, we perform multiplication:
24+6
Finally, we add the numbers:
30
So, with the parentheses placed as 2×(6+6)+3×2, the expression equals 30, not 60. This means that it is not possible to arrange the parentheses in the given expression to make it equal to 60.