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 ...

A graphic artist is testing everyone’s knowledge of algebra and spot-the-difference skills with a pictograph math problem that assigns numbers to different fruits. Gergely Dudás, of Hungary Budapest, ...

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 ...

So why is this happening? According to one Twitter user, the answer depends on which mathematician you listen to: It's either 1 or 16 depending on which mathematician you listen to, because order of ...

Social media users have been left in a tizzy over a seemingly perplexing math equation, causing a rift as folks argue over the right answer and how to perform the order of operations. The question was ...

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 ...

A simple looking grade-school math problem has stumped the masses. Can you solve it correctly? The simple equation shared by @BholanathDutta on X this week, who regularly posts brainteasers, read ...

The math equation '6 ÷ 2(1 + 2)' has gone viral because people get two completely different answers. Maths is breaking the internet again. A new sum has gone viral and no one can agree on what the ...