2012 CEMC Gauss (Grade 8) Problems/Problem 1

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Problem

$3 \times (3 + 3) \div 3$ equals

$\text{ (A) }\  6\qquad\text{ (B) }\ 3\qquad\text{ (C) }\ 2\qquad\text{ (D) }\ 12\qquad\text{ (E) }\ 9$

Solution

$3 \times (3 + 3) \div 3 = 3 \times 6 \div 3 = 18 \div 3 = \boxed {\textbf {(A)} 6}$

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