Some puzzles look simple — until you try to solve them. This equation has been circulating online for years, sparking heated debates in classrooms, Facebook groups, and even among math teachers.
The challenge is:
8 ÷ 2(2+2) = ?
At first glance, it looks like something you’d see on a school chalkboard decades ago. But once people start solving it, arguments begin:
Some swear the answer is 1.
Others insist it’s 16.
Both groups have strong reasoning… but only one is correct.
Why does this puzzle confuse so many people? It all comes down to the order of operations — also known as PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition, Subtraction).
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