This Math Puzzle has Left Netizens in Splits
Jul 16, 2019
No doubt in today’s time we have got many digital alternatives for entertainment but some old school things can never change and, solving puzzle is among them. Recently a twitter user evoked this excitement after he posted a confusing math equation and asked the Netizens to solve it. His puzzle left everyone scratching their heads and people were stunned when they got to know the answer.
“Solve carefully!” he wrote, asking people the answer to “230 – 220 x 0.5”.
A maths meme that is actually funny rather than stupid:
— KJ Cheetham ?? #FBPE ???? (@kj_cheetham) July 13, 2019
Solve carefully!
230 - 220 x 0.5 =
You probably won’t believe it but the answer is 5!#maths
“You probably won’t believe it but the answer is 5!” the tweet added. With more than 50,000 likes at the time of writing the copy, the tweet went viral with lots of mixed reactions online.
Check out the people’s comments here:
No, it’s 120, unless it’s written (230-220) x 0.5.
— David Hazel #FBPE #PeoplesVote ???????????????? (@dhazel418) July 13, 2019
Multiplication has a higher priority than addition or subtraction, unless overridden by brackets
— I Z U K A (@Izuka__chan) July 14, 2019
— I Z U K A (@Izuka__chan) July 14, 2019
https://t.co/ImFeQU8iNh pic.twitter.com/ircx2fWztU
— I Z U K A (@Izuka__chan) July 15, 2019
All I have to say to you is BODMAS!
— Richard Beasley #FBPE #RevokeA50 (@richbsys) July 13, 2019
You need brackets for the answer to be 5
All I have to say to you is BODMAS!
— Richard Beasley #FBPE #RevokeA50 (@richbsys) July 13, 2019
You need brackets for the answer to be 5
There are rules for maths and how to write and interpret. The answer It is not 5 and never will be unless parenthesis are inserted (Brackets) all spreadsheets will follow these rules and that way your pay cheque will be vaguely accurate! pic.twitter.com/IYSXoxYUf9
— SWIVEL.EU #FBPE (@TimRose27916967) July 13, 2019
I have seen so many of these puzzles and the resultant arguments it’s easy to assume a level of thickness ... well you got me buddy!
— SWIVEL.EU #FBPE (@TimRose27916967) July 13, 2019
I have seen so many of these puzzles and the resultant arguments it’s easy to assume a level of thickness ... well you got me buddy!
— SWIVEL.EU #FBPE (@TimRose27916967) July 13, 2019
Careful! "x 0" will bring it all to 0.
— Amores Perros (@meAnonyMiss) July 14, 2019