{"id":57227,"date":"2025-08-10T14:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/57227\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T14:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:45:07","slug":"simple-math-equation-leaves-people-bewildered-as-they-forget-golden-rule-can-you-solve-it-in-30-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/57227\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple math equation leaves people bewildered as they forget ‘golden rule’ – can you solve it in 30 seconds?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By NOA HALFF, US NEWS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 07:37 EDT, 10 August 2025 | Updated: 07:41 EDT, 10 August 2025 <\/p>\n

The internet is torn over an elementary-level math equation<\/a>, with people suggesting conflicting answers based on their approaches.<\/p>\n

The simple math problem <\/a>went viral on X this week, leaving thousands of users confused.<\/p>\n

X users have weighed in on the basic problem – but not all came to the correct answer.<\/p>\n

User @BholanathDutta shared the equation on X.<\/p>\n

‘Can you SOLVE this? #math,’ he wrote.<\/p>\n

Below is the equation, give it a try before reading on:<\/p>\n

80 + 20 \u00f7 5 = ?’<\/p>\n

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The simple math problem went viral on X this week, leaving thousands of users confused<\/p>\n

Users were divided between the answers 20 and 84 with hundreds going back and forth between the two.<\/p>\n

Some users even suggested the answer was 25 or 320.<\/p>\n

But the correct answer is actually 84.<\/p>\n

So how do you get there?<\/p>\n

In order to get the correct answer, one has to follow PEMDAS – a concept typically taught in fifth or sixth grade under the Common Core Curriculum.<\/p>\n

PEMDAS<\/a> is an acronym that stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication\/Division (from left to right), Addition\/Subtraction (from left to right).<\/p>\n

Using that order:<\/p>\n

First, you divide 20 \u00f7 5, which equals 4.<\/p>\n

\"First, <\/p>\n

First, you divide 20 \u00f7 5, which equals 4. Then, you add that to 80, giving you a final answer of 84<\/p>\n

Then, you add that to 80, giving you a final answer of 84.<\/p>\n

80 + (20 \u00f7 5) = 80 + 4 = 84<\/p>\n

Still, many users online missed the division step and just added 80 + 20 first \u2014 a common mistake if PEMDAS isn’t used correctly.<\/p>\n

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