At first glance, it looks straightforward. But depending on how you apply the order of operations, you can land on two completely different answers: 16 or 1.
Why Some Say the Answer Is 16
Using the standard PEMDAS/BODMAS convention—Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction—calculations proceed step by step from left to right.
First, solve inside the parentheses:
•2 + 2 = 4
Now the equation becomes:
8 ÷ 2 × 4
Working left to right:
