{"id":1498,"date":"2020-05-23T15:23:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T15:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jokes-and-riddles.com\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2020-11-16T09:18:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T09:18:43","slug":"5-hard-math-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jokes-and-riddles.com\/riddles\/hard-riddles\/5-hard-math-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Hard math questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are some hard math questions. They are not really that difficult when you know how to solve them, just like everything else.<br>A small hint; Use PEMDAS. If you do not know what PEMDAS (or BODMAS) is, it is explained in the answer in Question 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Question 1)<br><br>48 \u00f7 2(9+3) = ?<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='661346866a2413077857662' value='661346866a2413077857662'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-661346866a2413077857662' value='ANSWER'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-661346866a2413077857662' value='Hide Answer'><button id='bg-showmore-action-661346866a2413077857662' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-green-button bg-eye '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">ANSWER<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-661346866a2413077857662' ><br>To get the correct answer it is easiest to use PEMDAS (PE | MD | AS)<br>PEMDAS stands for: parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition and Subtraction.<br>First, the parentheses and exponents are calculated, then multiplication and division, to finally calculate addition and subtraction.<\/p>\n<p>The rule states that division and multiplication, such as addition and subtraction, are equal, but we begin the calculation from the left to right.<br>The calculation will then be as follows:<\/p>\n<p>48 \u00f7 2 (9 + 3)<br>Calculate parentheses first<br>48 \u00f7 2 (12)<\/p>\n<p>2 (12) is the same as 2 * 12 so we write it this way for ease.<br>48 \u00f7 2 * 12<br>PEMDAS says that multiplication and division are equal and should be calculated from the left to right.<br>24 * 12<br>The answer is 288<br><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>16 \u2013 4 \u00f7 \u00bc + 1 = ?<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='661346866a5e40029349137' value='661346866a5e40029349137'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-661346866a5e40029349137' value='ANSWER'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-661346866a5e40029349137' value='Hide Answer'><button id='bg-showmore-action-661346866a5e40029349137' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-green-button bg-eye '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">ANSWER<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-661346866a5e40029349137' ><br>Using PEMDAS (PE | MD | AS), see extended explanation in first question.<\/p>\n<p>The calculation will be as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">16 &#8211; 4 \u00f7 \u00bc + 1<\/p>\n<p>Using PEMDAS.<br>16 &#8211; 16 + 1<br>The answer is 1<br><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>8 \u00f7 2(2 + 2) = ?<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='661346866b9276081419351' value='661346866b9276081419351'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-661346866b9276081419351' value='ANSWER'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-661346866b9276081419351' value='Hide Answer'><button id='bg-showmore-action-661346866b9276081419351' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-green-button bg-eye '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">ANSWER<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-661346866b9276081419351' ><br>Using PEMDAS (PE | MD | AS), see extended explanation in first question.<\/p>\n<p>8 \u00f7 2 (2 + 2) =?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Calculate parentheses first<br>8 \u00f7 2 (2 + 2)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Calculate parentheses first and get<br>8 \u00f7 2 (4)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">2 (4) is the same as 2 \u00d7 4 so we write it this way for ease.<br>8 \u00f7 2 x 4<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Uses PEMDAS which says that multiplication and division are equal and should be calculated from left to right.<br>4 x 4<br>The answer is 16<br><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>20 \u00f7 (4\u00f78) x (-9) + 25 = ?<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='661346866bba06075688003' value='661346866bba06075688003'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-661346866bba06075688003' value='ANSWER'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-661346866bba06075688003' value='Hide Answer'><button id='bg-showmore-action-661346866bba06075688003' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-green-button bg-eye '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">ANSWER<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-661346866bba06075688003' ><br>Using PEMDAS (PE | MD | AS), see extended explanation in first question.<br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\"><br>20 \u00f7 (4 \u00f7 8) x (-9) + 25 =?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Uses PEMDAS and calculates parentheses first and gets:<br>20 \u00f7 (\u00bd) x (-9) + 25<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Uses PEMDAS which says that multiplication and division should be calculated before addition and subtraction and that multiplication and division are equal and should be calculated from the left.<br>Here is both multiplication and division and must then be calculated from the left. We take the calculation of the first one first (for ease) and get:<br>40 x (-9) + 25<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Next, multiplication before addition<br>-360 + 25<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The answer is:<br>-335<br><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>-10 \u00f7 (20 \u00f7 2\u00b2 \u00d7 5 \u00f7 5) \u00d7 8 \u2013 2 = ?<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='661346866bd9a1073031297' value='661346866bd9a1073031297'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-661346866bd9a1073031297' value='ANSWER'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-661346866bd9a1073031297' value='Hide Answer'><button id='bg-showmore-action-661346866bd9a1073031297' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-green-button bg-eye '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">ANSWER<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-661346866bd9a1073031297' ><br>Using PEMDAS (PE | MD | AS), see extended explanation in first question.<\/p>\n<p>-10 \u00f7 (20 \u00f7 2\u00b2 \u00d7 5 \u00f7 5) \u00d7 8 &#8211; 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Uses PEMDAS and calculates parentheses first step by step:<br>-10 \u00f7 (20 \u00f7 4 \u00d7 5 \u00f7 5) \u00d7 8 &#8211; 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Uses PEMDAS and calculates parentheses first step by step:<br>-10 \u00f7 (5 x 5 \u00f7 5) x 8 &#8211; 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Uses PEMDAS and calculates parentheses first step by step:<br>-10 \u00f7 (25 \u00f7 5) x 8 &#8211; 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Uses PEMDAS and calculates parentheses first and gets:<br>-10 \u00f7 5 x 8 &#8211; 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Uses PEMDAS which says that multiplication and division should be calculated before addition and subtraction and that multiplication and division are equal and should be calculated from left to right.<br>&#8211; 2 * 8 -2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Uses PEMDAS which says that multiplication and division should be calculated before addition and subtraction and that multiplication and division are equal and should be calculated from left to right.<\/p>\n<p>-16 &#8211; 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The answer is<br>-18<br><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Can you solve these riddles?<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/jokes-and-riddles.com\/riddles\/hard-riddles\/riddles-with-numbers\/\">Riddles with numbers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some hard math questions. 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