6÷2(1+2)=

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9

PEMDAS is always done left to right. Q.E.D.

To be one is would have to be written as 6/(2(1+2))

I saw this math problem come up a few days ago and it left me a little unsettled as I cannot recall being taught that order of operations has different levels that need to be done on a left to right basis. Instead, I recall the order of operations being an absolute order that needed to be adhered to at all times.

I learned about the left to right logic and figured that it was an easy math problem that was written in a slightly ambiguous way to make people more conscious of this issue, probably.