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Originally Posted by Step666
A quick attempt at working it out in my head yields -191/17.
Assuming of course that the '6 / 2 ( 7 + 10 )' part means '6/34' and not '51'.
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ANNNNKKKK! You lose!
That is the tricky part of the expression. The order of operations says that you do 6 / 2 and then MULTIPLY the result by 17. You've multiplied the denominator by 17, or basically done it out of order. You need to do multiplications/divisions in order from left to right.
Alright - enough geek time today! I really do miss teaching (this one always gets my students, as it's pretty tricky!).
Have a great day!
Melody