My thought process: if I had 8÷(4+4) = 1 and factored out a 2, I get 8÷2(2+2) = 1. However, if I say 2(2+2) = 2*(2+2), then 8÷2(2+2) = 8÷2*(2+2) = 1, BUT 8÷2*(2+2) = 16.
Please help I’m feeling dumber by the second
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You can see a lot of these math lines on Facebook which shows how many people did not pay attention in school.
8÷2(2+2) = 1 is very straight forward.
8÷2(4) = 1
8÷8 = 1
1 = 1
It’s so much easier if you imagine division as a fracture. Just leave the “8” at the top, do the parentheses and multiplication at the bottom and boom 8/8.
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