"8÷2(2+2).” ....Can you solve this math problem?, page-7

I vaguely remember BOMDAS / BODMAS from the last millennium. I recall some confusion over the order of D & M.

Can we assume an implied * between 2 and (2+2) ? So, which comes first M or D?

I'd go with adjacency to the brackets & do M then D so 2 * (2+2) = 8 -> answer = 1.



However, Excel gives equal precedence to M & D so it gets 16 by then going left to right !