The internet never fails to entertain.
Is your answer 16 or 1? This brings back elementary memories of teachers aiding us with PEMDAS which stands for Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction. It’s a tool we use to solve equations in an orderly, mathematically-correct manner.
So why is it that even with this tool that all of us have collectively burned into our minds, we can’t reach a consensus on what this equation’s answer is?
i can’t believe y’all forgot PEMDAS lmao. i almost failed my gen ed math class but my dumb ass still remembers this rule. https://t.co/HDFvWkepJX
— auntie biotic (@ianaverse) December 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/morphineskies/status/1207731876623982593
it’s literally 16. multiplication and division are the same level in the order of operation. you go from left to right. pemdas is 4 steps. it’s not 6 steps. please return to elementary math. Please. https://t.co/rzuFkM69eB
— maddie (@hardfeeilng) December 19, 2019
Many are claiming the answer to be 16 while others are adamant that it’s 1. Both technically followed PEMDAS but there are more nuances to the acronym than we think.
While multiplication does come before division in the acronym, they’re usually grouped together more like this: P-E-MD-AS. So they’re on the same tier, technically speaking, and whichever comes first in the equation should be solved first. Which would lead many people to 16.
However, people are claiming they were taught otherwise and that M comes before D for a reason. A few people even tried it on their scientific calculators and got 1. Following the order of operations strictly brings people to 1.
I’m no math expert so I just watched it happen. Either way, the internet is mad and it’s bringing some quality entertainment for us watching.
https://twitter.com/123GorgKJ/status/1207725770870681600
https://twitter.com/krisngo37/status/1207725337989173248
https://twitter.com/swiftlynatalia/status/1207724547912486912
https://twitter.com/CresandPete/status/1207718539508908032
https://twitter.com/annabananadesu/status/1207717769774387200
@ everyone insisting it‘s 1 according to PEMDAS maybe try using PEMDAS right first and stop clowning pic.twitter.com/35aXj9a7kd
— Katja (@Dotacchin) December 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/snowtoyotas/status/1207735510875041792
https://twitter.com/AriaSevilla/status/1207714183602753537
https://twitter.com/pentastic1989/status/1207627439528009728
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