Doing Double Division

Algebra Level 1

Will these two expressions produce the same value?

512 ÷ 64 ÷ 4 and ( 512 ÷ 64 ) ÷ 4 512\div 64 \div4 \quad \text{ and } \quad (512\div64)\div4

No, 512÷64÷4 = 32 and (512÷64)÷4 = 2 No, 512÷64÷4 = 2 and (512÷64)÷4 = 32 Yes, and the answer is 2 Yes, and the answer is 32

Skand Singh by Skand Singh , 28, India

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2 solutions

Skand Singh
Jan 10, 2016

We know that a / b / c = a / b c a/b/c = a/bc . Applying this property 512/64/4 = 512/(64x4) = 512/256 = 2 And (512/64)/4 = 8/4 = 2 So,both are equal and have value 2

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Jose Solsona
Jan 11, 2016

Yes, because the / operator is left associative by convention, so:

a / b / c = ( a / b ) / c a/b/c=(a/b)/c

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