This short math challenge asks you to solve 5 + 5 − 5 × 0.
The correct answer is 10.
Multiplication must be completed before addition and subtraction. First calculate 5 × 0, which equals 0.
The expression then becomes 5 + 5 − 0. That equals 10.
So the full calculation is 5 + 5 − (5 × 0) = 10.
Many people get tripped up because they work from left to right and forget the order of operations. The multiplication by zero is the key step that makes the puzzle easier than it first appears.
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