KHQ

This math problem is dividing the internet, no pun intended

The reason why people are divided is because there are two different ways of solving math problems. For the PEMDAS method you solve in the order of: Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, ...
BBC

KS1 / KS2 Maths: Calculations - The relationship between multiplication and division

Dave: Yeah I know Baz, I started trying to sort them out. You, Charlie, Mrs Barker and Sally, all said you’d take some.So I got 4 boxes and wrote your names on them, but then I got stuck.I was trying ...
CBC.ca

A simple math problem has divided the internet

Math can be fun, but it can also be tricky. Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing — numbers can really boggle the mind sometimes. And really, this is true at any age, with a lot of opinions ...
The New York Times

The Math Equation That Tried to Stump the Internet

Sometimes BODMAS is just PEMDAS by another name. And no, the answer is not 100. By Steven Strogatz Mathematical Twitter is normally a quiet, well-ordered place, a refuge from the aggravations of the ...
Simon Fraser University

The simple reason a viral math equation stumped the internet

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 ...
BBC

Multiplying and dividing

Learn all about the 5 times table and find out about multiples of 5. The 10 times table Discover the 10 times tables and try this quiz. Repeated addition and multiplication Learn about repeated ...