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Reb Eliezer
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I say it is 1. 8÷2(2+2) = 8 / [2 x (2 + 2)] = 8 / (2 x 4) = 8 / 8 = 1 According to rules of math of precedence multiplication and division come before addition and subtraction. It is not 8/2 x (2+2) = 4 x 4 = 16