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A problem presented in the way this one has can be confusing because a question can arise as to what order the operations should be done in. Are 2 and 4 added and then the total divided by eight? Or is 2 added to the quotient of 4 divided by 8? (2 + 4)/8 = 6/8 = 3/4 or 2 + 4/8 = 2 + 1/2 = 2 1/2 ? In the question posed, no instructions are given other than the presentation of the problem. There were no parens to set off operations or anything else. And without other instructions (like parenthesis or brackets to set off an operation), basic rules of mathematics apply. The rule that applies here is the one covering the order of operations. First we multiply, second we divide, third we add, and lastly we subtract. (Given the rules cited, which answer is correct for the problem presented?)
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Twice divided by the cube of the sum of x and 2?
Twice divided by the cube of the sum of x and 2 is equal to 2 times the reciprocal of ((x + 2) cubed)).
Which shows 4 divided by the sum of a number and 2?
2
The sum of 15 divided by b and 6?
2.5
What is the sum of 20 divided by a number and that number divided by 20?
1
What is the number to be divided in a division problem?
In any division sum, the number to be divided - the first number in a sum such as 6/2 = 3 is called the dividend. The second number is the divisor, and the answer is the quotient.
