Perhaps you’ve seen the problem on Facebook or another forum: 6 ÷ 2(1+2) = ? It’s one of several similar math problems popping up on social networks recently. Perhaps you, too, thought, “Duh! That’s ...

The internet is torn over an elementary-level math equation which left many scratching their heads. The viral math problem has X users stumped - but the answer comes from lessons learned in fifth or ...

Even Queer Eye’s resident home renovator (and probably the guy who knows the most about math) Bobby Berk got into the debate. It’s also probably a regional thing. Those who followed a BEDMAS (often ...