What is 1/3 times (20-2)

Mathematics

2 answers:

AlexFokin [52]3 years ago

7 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

According to PEMDAS, the Parentheses comes first so we have to solve what is in the Parentheses first.

(20 - 2) = 18

$\frac{1}{3}$ (18)

So now we divide 18 by $\frac{1}{3}$ = 6

GuDViN [60]3 years ago

7 0

Answer:

6 because 20-2 is 18 then you multiply that by 1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

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