What is 8÷2(2 + 2) = 16?

Answer To 8÷2 (2 + 2) =? (Pretty much all posts are transcribed quickly after I make the videos for them–please let me know if there are any typos/errors and I will correct them, thanks). The correct answer is 16 according to the modern interpretation of the order of operations.

How do you evaluate the expression 8/2 as 16?

First take 8 and divide it by 2, and then multiply by 2. This gets to the correct answer of 16. This is without argument the correct answer of how to evaluate this expression according to current usage. Some people have a different interpretation.

What is the correct order to divide 8 and 2?

According to the order of operations, division and multiplication have the same precedence, so the correct order is to evaluate from left to right. First take 8 and divide it by 2, and then multiply by 2. This gets to the correct answer of 16.

How do calculators evaluate (8/2)*(2 + 2)?

Furthermore, the Google output even inserts parentheses to indicate it is using the binary tree on the left of (8/2)* (2 + 2). Most popular calculators evaluate the expression the same way, and I would argue that is NOT a coincidence, but rather a reflection that calculators are programmed to the same PEMDAS/BODMAS rules we learn in school.

What is 8 ÷2(4) divided by 4 (4)?

Now, do the multiplication and division from left to right. 8 ÷ 2 (4) = 4 (4) = 16. The confusion is caused by the difference between modern and historic interpretations of the order of operations, known as PEMDAS: A similar math problem went viral in 2011, when people couldn’t agree on the answer to 48÷2 (9+3).

What is the result if you multiply 2 by 3?

First we evaluate the multiplication inside the parentheses. So we multiply 2 by 3 to get 6. And then we divide 6 by 6. This gives the result of 1. This is not the correct answer; rather it is what someone might have interpreted the expression according to old usage.

Is it possible to write 8÷2(2+2) as a fraction?

In the case where a complex algebraic equation is being broken down to its simplest components, it is possible for something like 8÷2 (2+2) to occur if the original equation includes the division symbol, but truly, division written as ÷ is always more confusing than when it is written as a fraction.