{"id":21349,"date":"2026-09-29T19:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=21349"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:10:29","slug":"the-viral-math-puzzle-25-%c3%b7-523","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=21349","title":{"rendered":"The Viral Math Puzzle: 25 \u00f7 5(2+3)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Math puzzles often go viral on the internet because they look simple at first glance.<\/p>\n

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However, they frequently confuse thousands of people due to order of operations.<\/p>\n

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In the picture, we see a handwritten math problem: 25 \u00f7 5(2+3).<\/p>\n

Above the equation, it clearly says: \u201cAnswer is NOT 1\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Many people might wonder why the answer is not 1 and what the correct value actually is.<\/p>\n

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Let us break down this puzzle step by step using basic arithmetic rules.<\/p>\n

To solve any mathematical expression correctly, we must follow the standard order of operations.<\/p>\n

This rule is widely known as PEMDAS or BODMAS.<\/p>\n

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Both acronyms stand for Parentheses (Brackets), Exponents (Orders), Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction.<\/p>\n

The most crucial part of this rule is how multiplication and division are handled.<\/p>\n

Multiplication and division have equal priority in mathematics.<\/p>\n

This means you do not always perform multiplication before division.<\/p>\n

Instead, you must perform multiplication and division strictly from left to right as they appear.<\/p>\n

Now, let us apply this rule directly to our problem: 25 \u00f7 5(2+3).<\/p>\n

Step 1: Focus on the expression inside the parentheses first.<\/p>\n

We calculate (2 + 3), which equals 5.<\/p>\n

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Now, we replace (2 + 3) with 5 in our expression.<\/p>\n

The math problem now becomes 25 \u00f7 5 \u00d7 5.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Look at the remaining operations, which are division and multiplication.<\/p>\n

Since division and multiplication have the exact same level of precedence, we move from left to right.<\/p>\n

The first operation on the left side is 25 \u00f7 5.<\/p>\n

We perform 25 \u00f7 5, which equals 5.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Substitute 5 back into the expression.<\/p>\n

Now we are left with 5 \u00d7 5.<\/p>\n

Finally, we calculate 5 \u00d7 5, which gives us 25.<\/p>\n

Why do many people incorrectly think the answer is 1?<\/p>\n

They wrongly multiply 5 by (2 + 3) first to get 5 \u00d7 5 = 25.<\/p>\n

Then they divide 25 by 25, reaching 1.<\/p>\n

This is incorrect because it violates the left-to-right rule for multiplication and division.<\/p>\n

The image correctly hints that the answer is not 1.<\/p>\n

By following the logical and standard rules of algebra, the correct answer is definitely 25.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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