The answer could be 1 or it could be 16, or it could be both. There are two problems, according to the computer science professor: the order and the obelus. An obelus is this: ÷ and it has a variety ...

Viral math problems have been known to divide the internet and the latest viral problem shared by Twitter user @pjmdoll has done just that. The equation is: 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ? Some social media users ...

Every few months, the Internet eats itself over some kind of viral riddle or illusion, each more infuriating than the last. And so, like clockwork, this maddening math problem has gone viral, ...

For about a decade now, mathematicians and mathematics educators have been weighing in on a particular debate rooted in school mathematics that shows no signs of abating. If you’re like most, your ...

It’s the same story with two different versions. Both are true. People on Twitter argued this week about how to solve a math problem — 8 2(2+2) — with more than 300,000 votes cast on a poll showing a ...