I have been seeing an increase in the number of numerical puzzles being posted onto Facebook, perhaps in an attempt to goad you into responding incorrectly.

In a bite-sized piece of Mathematics, use the following:

"Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. "

The Order of Operations for Math follow these rules.

1st. Solve for Parentheses/Brackets. ()[]{}

2nd. Solve for Exponents next. 3^2 is the same as 3 x 3 or 9.

3rd. Solve for Multiplication. Multiply things together from left to right as you get to them in the problem.

4th. Solve for Division next, the same way you did for Multiplication. Left to right.

5th. Solve for Addition. Again, left to right.

6th. Finally, solve for Subtraction the very same way.

Don't believe that Geniuses are needed to solve these problems. We aren't all geniuses, but by following very simple rules, we can at least gain some confidence in our own abilities.