6÷2(1+2) - programming.dev

https://zeta.one/viral-math/ [https://zeta.one/viral-math/] I wrote a (very long) blog post about those viral math problems and am looking for feedback, especially from people who are not convinced that the problem is ambiguous. It’s about a 30min read so thank you in advance if you really take the time to read it, but I think it’s worth it if you joined such discussions in the past, but I’m probably biased because I wrote it :)

I really hate the social media discussion about this. And the comments in the past teached me, there are two different ways of learning math in the world.
It’s not taught 2 different ways. It’s taught the same around the world (the mnemonics are different but the rules are the same), there’s just 2 types of people - those who remember the rules and those who don’t. You’ll notice students never get these questions wrong, only adults who’ve forgotten the rules.
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Attached: 1 image 4/7 There are 4 mnemonics - BODMAS, BIDMAS, BEDMAS, and PEMDAS. The mnemonics aren't the rules, they are just a way to remember the rules, and, as per screenshot, it doesn't matter whether you do Division or Multiplication first, hence there is no conflict between the last and the first 3 (only in the mind of people who think they are the actual rules, and one or the other HAS TO be done first). This also debunks "it depends where you learnt" - the mnemonics aren't universal, but the rules are!

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