550 Divided By 2 Is Not 225, This Viral Simple Math Question Is Confusing The Internet
Mathematics¡ªsome find it fascinating, some even find it exciting, but most of us truly hate it for the spins and turns it puts our brains through. Once again, the subject has become a topic of discussion as a new viral math equation?has made people doubt their knowledge of the subject.??
The mathematical meme is?550 ¡Â 2, and the virality comes from the fact that it does not equal 225, but instead, 275. People are flooding social media because they can't get over?550 divided by two, which isn't 225. Here's how it happened:??
What is the 550¡Â2 Meme?
A math meme has been doing the rounds on Twitter lately and raising far too much of a ruckus, even for math. It's a seemingly simple math problem you have to solve.
The equation 550 divided by 2 does not equal 225, but rather 275. This math problem first circulated on meme pages in 2019, but it went viral in late 2022 after a Reddit user posted it in r/mathmemes.
This math problem follows in the footsteps of a very similar math meme that went viral earlier this year about how?77 + 33 does not equal 100. At first glance, it might look like 77 + 33 = 100, just like 550 ¡Â 2 is 225, but when you sit down and do the math, it just doesn't work out.
What is 550 divided by two?
If you say 225, then you are wrong.
550 divided by two actually equals 275.
You can either look it up if you're lazy like me or break it down like this: 500 divided by two is 250; 50 divided by two is 25; and so 250 plus 25 is 275. It's hardly rocket science, but it's still blown some people's minds.
People reactions
After finding the unexpected result, if you've felt bad about your math skills, then this meme should give you some company. There are clearly a lot of people who don't know the answer to simple equations like this, so you're not alone.
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