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It began early this week when a Twitter user named Em tweeted the equation 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ?. Many calculated the problem and came up with an answer of 16. But others did the math just as confidently ...

A graphic artist is testing everyone’s knowledge of the mathematical order of operations with a string of numbers and missing arithmetic symbols. Gergely Dudás, of Budapest, Hungary, shared the new ...

8 ÷ 2(2+2). Simple, right? WRONG. As someone who hasn't calculated anything more difficult than a restaurant tip in years, may I say that I can't believe we've made math trend on Twitter. You're all ...

A seemingly easy math puzzle making the rounds on the internet has left people scratching their heads as it requires some clever thinking. The brainteaser, that was shared on X this week by user ...

For many, it's been years since they've sat in a classroom while a teacher tested their arithmetic skills. Internet users are now racking their brains to remember how to solve elementary school ...

The confusion (likely intentional) boiled down to a discrepancy between the math rules used in grade school and in high school. By Steven Strogatz Recently I wrote about a math equation that had ...

Mathematics is a fundamental part of anyone's elementary and high school education. Students are taught from an early age how to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers to solve equations. But for ...