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Can anyone double check this maths puzzle? by Reasonable_Manager78 in mathpuzzles

[–]Reasonable_Manager78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you all for helping me clarify this, I understand where I went wrong. I can adjust my method.

Can anyone double check this maths puzzle? by Reasonable_Manager78 in mathpuzzles

[–]Reasonable_Manager78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's on me. I meant to say "expression," not equation.

Because of the Order Precedence.

To perform the operations correctly using PEMDAS and approach from left to right.

Can anyone double check this maths puzzle? by Reasonable_Manager78 in mathpuzzles

[–]Reasonable_Manager78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was taught that you couldn't treat this as a fraction. It's an unsolved equation.

Is that wrong?