“What is half of 8 + 8?”

Grok explains it this way: If you ask the question “what is half of 8, plus 8 the answer is 12- that is half of 8, or 4, plus 8. But if you asked it this way: “What is half of the sum of 8 plus 8, the answer is 8. Now I have seen this arrogant ass before and he likes to gas light. He is not interested in the answer. He is interested in making you feel ignorant.

Not a math problem. It's a grammar problem. If you said what is 0.5 x 8 + 8 it would be a math problem. Grammatically, half of 8+8 is 8. Mathematically, 0.5 x 8 + 8 equals 12

The answer is 4+4

Half of 8 plus 8. So 4 plus 8. 12

Stupid. And, by mathematical principles, she's correct. 1/2(8+8)=8 1/2(16)=8

The answer is obviously 42 because 42 is the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything. It was also Jackie Robinson’s jersey number.

12 ½ of 8 =4 4+8= 12

As it’s spoken, 12. But it’s really a poor job of presenting the problem.

Depends how you say it.. Half of 8 is 4 plus 8 equals 12. Or you can read the way she did and get 8. Or you can do 16 divided by a half and get 32.

12

When it’s written the way he wrote it and emphasized the way he verbally emphasized it, the answer is 8. If you’re just to write it out normally though the answer is 12.

4 + 8 =12

12

@grok what is the correct answer?

(Half 8) + 8 =12

12

32

I think 12 is the New math that is always wrong the old math answer is 8 and is never wrong.

@RedWaveCrewHP 8

8

12

Zero

Since multiplication and division take priority over addition and subtraction, 8 x 1/2 = 4. 4 + 8 = 12.

4+4

The expression "half of 8 + 8" can be interpreted in two ways depending on how you think about the order of operations: If you do "half of 8" first, then: Half of 8 is 4. Then, you add 8: 4 + 8 = 12. If you add 8 first, then take half of the sum: 8 + 8 = 16. Half of 16 is 8.

Half of eight plus eight equals twelve.

8

4 + 4

12

4-4

4+4

Half of 8 + 8 is the problem. The problem is 1/2 x 8 + 8. Restated, it is 8/2 + 8. 4 + 8 is the problem.

The answer is 12 @Darkdarling00

Its twelve right

You have to punctuate it properly. To get a definite answer you can ask it definitively on paper with punctuation. He is asking a trick question with misleading pauses accentuation disguising his clickbait goal.