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Re-write the statement 16 + 5/2-1 + 6 by including two pairs of brackets to make the total value equal to 3.
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Re-write the statement 16 + 5/2-1 + 6 by including two pairs of brackets

to make the total value equal to 3.

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These questions just take some trial and error. Try a bunch of things. After about 2 minutes I came up with

(16 + 5) / (2 - 1 + 6)

You can check this by simplifying everything inside the brackets.

21 / 7

= 3

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