Question
Sylvie and Marie simplified the equation below. Sylive’s answer was 36. Marie’s answer was 52. Who is correct and who is wrong explain?
54-36➗6*3
54-36➗6*3
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine who is correct between Sylvie and Marie, we need to simplify the expression \( 54 - 36 \div 6 \times 3 \) while following the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS: Parentheses/Brackets, Exponents/Orders, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right)).
1. Start with the division:
\[
36 \div 6 = 6
\]
2. Next, perform the multiplication:
\[
6 \times 3 = 18
\]
3. Now, substitute this back into the expression:
\[
54 - 18
\]
4. Finally, perform the subtraction:
\[
54 - 18 = 36
\]
So the final result of the expression \( 54 - 36 \div 6 \times 3 \) is **36**.
- Sylvie's answer was **36**, which is correct.
- Marie's answer was **52**, which is incorrect.
Therefore, **Sylvie is correct** and **Marie is wrong**.
1. Start with the division:
\[
36 \div 6 = 6
\]
2. Next, perform the multiplication:
\[
6 \times 3 = 18
\]
3. Now, substitute this back into the expression:
\[
54 - 18
\]
4. Finally, perform the subtraction:
\[
54 - 18 = 36
\]
So the final result of the expression \( 54 - 36 \div 6 \times 3 \) is **36**.
- Sylvie's answer was **36**, which is correct.
- Marie's answer was **52**, which is incorrect.
Therefore, **Sylvie is correct** and **Marie is wrong**.