2024-12-08 11:43:19
The answer is 16. Included is a link to a kid friendly article about “order of operations” [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-2-15) Author
2024-12-08 18:25:15
NNN - keep your arguments to the comment section NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-0-4) Author
2024-12-08 21:15:44
The answer is 1. In 8 / 2(2+2) there is a common misconception about the order of operations. The parenthesis must be done first. 2(2+2) simplifies to 2(4), but this is still a parenthesis and must be further simplified, and NOT changed into 2 x 2 2(4) simplifies to 8 8/8 is 1 [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(7-2-10) Author
2024-12-08 22:08:09
There are more than one correct way to parse the statement. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-3) Author
2024-12-09 01:26:47
The answer is either 1 or 16. This is a case of “Ambiguous PEMDAS.” After the operation inside the brackets, there is no agreement among mathematicians on whether the multiplication or division should be done next. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(9-0-2) Author
2024-12-09 01:30:54
This is not a serious math problem because the obelus is actually ambiguous and not used in serious math literature. In some contexts it implies terms on each side should be first evaluated and in other contexts it implies division with order of operations going left to right. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-1-3) Author
2024-12-09 02:52:43
NNN- the op asked a question. If you want to play along and answer the question then do so in the comments. Stop using CN as comments. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-1) Author