The math equation '6 ÷ 2(1 + 2)' has gone viral because people get two completely different answers. Maths is breaking the internet again. A new sum has gone viral and no one can agree on what the ...

The math equation '8 ÷ 2(2 + 2)' has gone viral because people get two different answers. Mathletes assemble. A new maths sum has gone viral. Everyone is fighting over the answer to '8 ÷ 2(2 + 2)'.

I’ve been out of school a long time (I mean a long time), yet I think I’m still pretty good at basic math. I’m always able to figure out whether a “bargain buy” at the supermarket is actually a ...

It began early this week when a Twitter user named Em tweeted the equation 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ?. Many calculated the problem and came up with an answer of 16. But others did the math just as confidently ...

The internet is torn over an elementary-level math equation which left many scratching their heads. The viral math problem has X users stumped - but the answer comes from lessons learned in fifth or ...

8 ÷ 2(2+2). Simple, right? WRONG. As someone who hasn't calculated anything more difficult than a restaurant tip in years, may I say that I can't believe we've made math trend on Twitter. You're all ...