You are probably familiar with the grid method to multiply a two digit number by another two digit number. We can also use a grid method in algebra to multiply a bracket with two terms by a second ...
This summer, battle lines were drawn over a simple math problem: 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ? If you divide 8 by 2 first, you get 16, but if you multiply 2 by (2 + 2) first, you get 1. So, which answer is right?