16 or 1: Math problem stirs up Twitter controversy

Can you solve this problem? “8÷2(2+2).”

Easy, right?

That depends.

The equation went viral online this week on Twitter causing major confusion over the right answer.

Experts say that depending on where in the world you learned math determines how you can solve the problem, there is the PEMDAS method and the BODMAS method.

With that in mind, the answer is 1.

The answer also is 16.

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