I came across this on Instagram, and the comments left me feeling completely disillusioned about humanity

How on earth do you even get seven out of this?

Wait, I think they calculated 6 divided by 2 and then only added that 3 to the +2, leaving out the other one.

6÷2(1+2) => 6÷(21)+(22) => 6÷2+4 => 3+4 => 7

That doesn’t mean it’s correct…

Isn’t it the case that when there’s no sign between a number and a bracket, it’s always multiplication? So it becomes:

6 ÷ 2(1+2)

6 ÷ 2 * 3

3 * 3 = 9

It’s intentionally designed to be ambiguous to spark debates about which perspective is correct.