Tracy solved the following problem. Which of the statements is true?

9 : 3 + 6 * 2

3 + 6 * 2

9 * 2

18

Her answer is correct.

Her answer is incorrect. She should have multiplied before dividing.

Her answer is incorrect. She should have multiplied before adding.

Her answer is incorrect. She should have added before dividing.

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Ezekiel

Mathematics

11 March, 07:36

Tracy solved the following problem. Which of the statements is true?

9 : 3 + 6 * 2

3 + 6 * 2

9 * 2

18

Her answer is correct.

Her answer is incorrect. She should have multiplied before dividing.

Her answer is incorrect. She should have multiplied before adding.

Her answer is incorrect. She should have added before dividing.

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Cherish Jarvis · Answer 1

it would be the third answer choice, when doing this you always make sure that there is multiplication or division you do those first going left to right, even if there is addition first, you still would do either multiplication or division first.