Can You Beat the Math Trick That Fools Almost Everyone?

Most people read this from left to right and make a classic math mistake.

They do 93 minus 13 first, which gives 80.

Then they divide 80 by 2 to get 40, and finally add 4 to get 44—or they divide by 2 incorrectly in another order to get 65.

However, basic math rules like order of operations (PEMDAS) and basic fractions change everything.

First, “divided by half” does NOT mean dividing by 2!

It means dividing by the fraction 1/2 (or 0.5).

When you divide any number