Some people think 2+2=5. And they’re right.

On paper, it’s one of the simplest math problems in the world: 2+2. If you’re counting something, like screws at the hardware ...
Washington Examiner

Math professor claims equation 2+2=4 ‘reeks of white supremacist patriarchy’

A math education professor in New York City claimed that the equation 2+2=4 “reeks of white supremacist patriarchy.” “The idea that math (or data) is culturally neutral or in any way objective is a ...
Captial

What does '6 ÷ 2(1 + 2)' equal? A viral maths sum is dividing the internet

The math equation '6 ÷ 2(1 + 2)' has gone viral because people get two completely different answers. Maths is breaking the internet again. A new sum has gone viral and no one can agree on what the ...
The Leaf-Chronicle

Video breakdown: Why the obelus is partly to blame in 8÷2(2+2) math debate

The answer could be 1 or it could be 16, or it could be both. There are two problems, according to the computer science professor: the order and the obelus. An obelus is this: ÷ and it has a variety ...