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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Ohh, I didn’t realize that multiplication actually had priority over division. Thank you!!
HeartsOwls is incorrect. Here's a detailed discussion of 1 vs 16:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/science/math-equation-pemdas-bodmas.html …
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Multiplication in general does not have priority over division. You can make the argument (and obviously are) that implied multiplication should have priority and one can reasonably end up with 1. But 16 makes as much (and as little) sense.
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