Can You Make This True?

Logic Level 2

Out of the 4 standard arithmetic operations ( + , − , × , ÷ +, - , \times, \div ), can we place them into □ \square such that the equation is true?

6 □ 3 □ 3 = 3 \large 6 \square 3 \square 3 = 3

Note: Each □ \square could use the same or a different operation.

No Yes

Calvin Lin by Calvin Lin

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2 solutions

Henry Wan
Jan 24, 2016

There are only 16 possible combinations to fill the operators. Try them all. And it is easy to find that no one is possible.

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What about (6+3)/3?

Rob Osattin - 5 years, 2 months ago

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Where did the brackets come from?

Calvin Lin Staff - 5 years, 2 months ago

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Okay, PEMDA without parenthesis. I get it. Thanks.

Rob Osattin - 5 years, 2 months ago

6+3/3 = 3 bro order of operations makes this false..?

Ceasar Barrera - 5 years, 2 months ago

In a simplification,division comes before addition and brackets are not operators.

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