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Question from Nadiyah, a student:

i dont understand how to answer this question ;
- 16 x 6 / -2
i still dont understand it with bedmas
/ = divison
please help!

Hi,

The key to this problem is that if $k$ is any number then

\[\frac{k}{-2} = \frac{-k}{2} = - \frac{k}{2} = - \frac{1}{2} \times k.\]

Hence

\[\frac{-16 \times 6}{-2} = - \frac12 \times -16 \times 6.\]

Does this help?

Penny

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