Acronyms like PEMDAS, BOMDAS, FOIL, foster lots of confusion & HAVE NO PLACE in the #math classroom. And this simple problem (now gone viral) is clear evidence of this.

Following today's PEMDAS standards, the correct process for solving the equation is to address what is in the parenthesis first. So, 1+2 becomes 3, and the equation becomes 6 ÷ 2 (3).

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Here's how to do it right "PEMDAS shouldn't always be blindly followed," Zaremsky said. "Despite addition coming before subtraction in the helpful acronym, one actually needs to subtract the ...

Sometimes BODMAS is just PEMDAS by another name. And no, the answer is not 100. By Steven Strogatz Mathematical Twitter is normally a quiet, well-ordered place, a refuge from the aggravations of ...