Solve: -6·6÷-3÷? = 24 | Sequential Division Challenge

You must follow the order of operations and simplify the known parts first! Calculate $-6 \times 6 ÷ (-3) = 12$, then solve the simpler equation $12 ÷ ? = 24$.

Negative times positive = negative: $-6 \times 6 = -36$
Negative divided by negative = positive: $-36 ÷ (-3) = 12$
Keep track of signs at each step!

When $12 ÷ ? = 24$, we need a number that makes 12 larger when divided by it. Since $12 ÷ \frac{1}{2} = 12 \times 2 = 24$, the answer is $\frac{1}{2}$.

The colon (:) and division symbol (÷) mean the same thing - divide! The expression $-6 \times 6 ÷ (-3)$ can also be written as $\frac{-6 \times 6}{-3}$.

Substitute $\frac{1}{2}$ back into the original equation:
$-6 \times 6 ÷ (-3) ÷ \frac{1}{2} = 12 ÷ \frac{1}{2} = 12 \times 2 = 24$ ✓