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6 ÷ 2(1 + 2)
= 6 ÷ 2(3)
= 6 ÷ 6
= 1

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D\sTro

Exact answer but only confusion is the application of PEMDAS vs BODMAS

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There are many others: BIDMAS, PEDMAS, etc. This article gives a detailed comparison between the two, and that, all the methods are not rules, it's just like a convention: slate.com/technology/2013/03/faceb...