Can you solve this? People and ChatGPT say there are two correct answers 🫡
8÷2(2+2) = ?
Discussion
16
16 or 1. I will tend for the 16.
16
1 - Parentheses
2 - Exponents and Roots
3 - Multiplication
4 - Division
5 - Addition
6 - Subtraction
Math has been taught different ways since I was in school and my mom and my kids so they change it so we be all confused with each other
PEMDAS goes you 1.
8 is the answer I don't know 😉
This is a tricky question!
This is Bing AI’s answer:
“The correct answer to the expression 8÷2(2+2) depends on the mathematical notation and conventions being used.
In most countries, the expression is evaluated as 8 ÷ 2 × (2+2) = 4 × 4 = 16 following the standard order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS). However, some people might interpret it as 8 ÷ (2×(2+2)) = 8 ÷ 8 = 1 due to the use of the division symbol (÷) and the proximity of the parentheses.”
I learned in an old way and got 1 for the answer. How you apply rules seems different by generations/regions!
= 8 / (2 * (2+2))
= 8 / (2 * 4)
= 8 / 8
= 1
1. There’s no 2nd best 🤷🏻♂️
Using order of operations I learned in school/university, and also programming logic: 16