What is 2 plus 2 times 2 divided by 2 minus 2?

Answer 1

Using the rules of precedence, in this case the multiplication is done first, then the division, then the plus and finally the minus. In stages it would be, where bolding shows what is to be done next and the underline shows the result of the previous calculation.

2 + 2 x 2 ÷ 2 - 2

2 + 4 ÷ 2 - 2

2 + 2 - 2

4 - 2

2

So: 2 + 2 x 2 ÷ 2 - 2 = 2