What is 8÷2(2+2) =? Everyone is arguing about this problem, so let’s figure out the correct answer!

The problem involves the order of operations, historical math notation, and binary expression trees. Glad to see the world is passionate about mathematics!

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Rod Nelson
Rod Nelson
2 months ago

This type of problem comes up every day on FB! Engineers appear to adhere to the Implied Multiplication process and insist that the answer, in this case, would be 1. Why is there no, definitive, agreement on this type of problem? There cannot be one answer for some and another answers for Engineers!