The Viral Math Trap That’s Breaking the Internet

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Addition and Subtraction: You handle these last, also working straight from left to right.

If we look at the problem 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) using standard modern rules, we follow these exact steps:

First, we look inside the parentheses: (2 + 2) equals 4. Now our problem looks like this: 8 ÷ 2 × 4.
Next, we have both division and multiplication left. continue reading …