Everyone agreed on the first step: Solve inside the parentheses, for 2+2=4. But after that, people split down two paths. Some multiplied first, while others divided, leading to different answers—1 and ...

A graphic artist is testing everyone’s knowledge of algebra and spot-the-difference skills with a pictograph math problem that assigns numbers to different fruits. Gergely Dudás, of Hungary Budapest, ...

Every few months, the Internet eats itself over some kind of viral riddle or illusion, each more infuriating than the last. And so, like clockwork, this maddening math problem has gone viral, ...

At first glance, the problem appears easy enough. But while many users on X, formerly Twitter, quickly chimed in with answers, only a small number got it right - because only they remembered to apply ...

A seemingly easy math puzzle making the rounds on the internet has left people scratching their heads as it requires some clever thinking. The brainteaser, that was shared on X this week by user ...

A simple arithmetic problem has left internet users scratching their heads - with only a few landing on the correct solution to this elementary school-level equation. While most people learned the ...

A simple-looking math equation is spinning heads - leaving internet users torn over the right answer. An X user @BholanathDutta posted the elementary grade math sum this week, telling people to solve ...

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 ...