This quick math puzzle asks you to solve 1 + 2 × 0 + 4. The numbers are simple, but the order of operations still matters.
The correct answer is 5.
Multiplication comes before addition, so the first step is 2 × 0 = 0. That changes the expression to:
1 + 0 + 4 = 5.
A common mistake is to work from left to right without applying the standard order of operations. Because multiplying by zero removes the middle term completely, the problem becomes much easier once that step is done first.
If you got 5, you followed the correct arithmetic rule. These short puzzles are simple on purpose — the challenge is slowing down enough to apply the operations in the right order.
