For many schoolchildren and adults alike, maths isn't something that comes naturally. It's often cited as one of the subjects which school kids dislike the most, and although some are whizzes at ...
This summer, battle lines were drawn over a simple math problem: 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ? If you divide 8 by 2 first, you get 16, but if you multiply 2 by (2 + 2) first, you get 1. So, which answer is right?