A math question from the ‘50s is causing a major stir online, and most people aren’t actually able to solve it correctly without using our saving grace – the calculator.
The problem is:
Still feeling confident right there? People online are coming up with a barrage of different answers. It’s gotten to a point where they can’t decide what the correct answer is, but it’s actually a simple PEMDAS operation and the final answer is set in stone.
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The solution to the above question
9 – (9 ÷ 9) + 9 – (9 ÷ 9) = ?
9 – (1) + 9 – (1) = ?
Then we move on to add and subtract from left to right as follows:
9 – 1 + 9 – 1 = ?
8 + 9 – 1 = ?
17 – 1 = 16
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