From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication ...

In this math problem illustrated by Gergely Dudás, a cartoon bear sits in front of a fill-in-the-blank equation, which requires figuring out which symbols go between the four numbers.

Using PEMDAS, we know to solve for multiplication and division in this problem first. 70÷5=14 and... 5x3=15 Now the remaining problem is: 14-15=-1 If -1 was your answer, then you're correct.

AI is accelerating a conversation around how math instruction should put more emphasis on using numbers to solve real-world problems.

PEMDAS stands for parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, and addition and subtraction. It demonstrates the right order in which to solve a math equation like this one.