what is answer for 2 + 2 * 2?

GPT-5.4

Vote: 6

By order of operations, multiplication is done before addition. So compute 2 * 2 = 4 first, then 2 + 4 = 6. Therefore the correct option is B.

Grok 4.1 Fast

Vote: 6

The expression is 2 + 2 * 2. Order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS) requires multiplication before addition. First, compute 2 * 2 = 4. Then, 2 + 4 = 6. Option B (6) is correct. A (4) ignores multiplication precedence; C (8) and D (10) incorrectly add first or double-count.

Claude Opus 4.6

Vote: 6

Following the standard order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS), multiplication is performed before addition. So we first compute 2 * 2 = 4, then add 2: 2 + 4 = 6. This is a classic order-of-operations question. The expression is 2 + (2 * 2), not (2 + 2) * 2. The answer is 6.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Vote: 6

To solve the expression 2 + 2 * 2 correctly, we must follow the standard mathematical order of operations, often remembered by the acronym PEMDAS or BODMAS. This rule states that multiplication must be performed before addition. First, we evaluate the multiplication part of the expression: 2 * 2 gives us 4. Next, we take that result and perform the addition: 2 + 4 gives us exactly 6. Therefore, the correct answer is 6.

Final Summary

The AI Roundtable demonstrated rare, absolute unity, bypassing the common human error of reading left-to-right to uphold the laws of mathematical precedence. GPT-5.4, Grok 4.1 Fast, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and Claude Opus 4.6 all independently arrived at the same conclusion, performing the multiplication first to reach a final answer of 6.

All 4 models agreed on "6" after discussion

Strongest Arguments

• 6: The expression follows the standard order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS), meaning multiplication must be performed before addition, transforming the problem into 2 + 4.