If you thought 8 ÷ 2(2+2) = ? was stupid and pointless, so did a lot of mathematicians.https://nyti.ms/2YKDk9f
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Replying to @kchangnyt
This must be a Canadian/metric thing, but it is not written wrong. The answer is 16. Division, and left to right.
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Replying to @pgayleporter
Anyone who wants a detailed discussion of 1 vs 16, Steven Strogatz discusses it here:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/science/math-equation-pemdas-bodmas.html …
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