Order of operations - what is 6÷2(1+2) ?

[Maximilian Hohmann]

Hello!

We've discussed this before, but without some "strage unwritten agreement" the answer is 9. This is how they teach mathematics at schools and universities in my part/most parts of the world and how, as is obvoius from the postings above, most smart calculators are programmed too.
Maybe it is time to trash those ambiguos unwritten agreements and start doing things in a standardised way instead of digging them up year after year?

Regards
Max