Everyone agreed on the first step: Solve inside the parentheses, for 2+2=4. But after that, people split down two paths. Some multiplied first, while others divided, leading to different answers—1 and ...

A basic algebra equation has left people divided over the correct process for solving it, with two methods resulting in two completely different answers. The debate around the problem hinges on the ...

An elementary math problem has divided the internet after an easy-looking equation turned out to be anything but simple. Many X users were stumped by the problem 16 ÷ 4 X 4 - 4, posted by ...

Every few months, the Internet eats itself over some kind of viral riddle or illusion, each more infuriating than the last. And so, like clockwork, this maddening math problem has gone viral, ...

Sometimes BODMAS is just PEMDAS by another name. And no, the answer is not 100. By Steven Strogatz Mathematical Twitter is normally a quiet, well-ordered place, a refuge from the aggravations of the ...

Math Crusade transforms learning PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction) into an interactive monster-battling adventure. Each correct answer empowers you to ...

Even Queer Eye’s resident home renovator (and probably the guy who knows the most about math) Bobby Berk got into the debate. It’s also probably a regional thing. Those who followed a BEDMAS (often ...

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 ...

This program will randomly set an arithmetic question for the user. This program will test the user understanding of the PEMDAS rule of arithmetic calculation. If you ...