At first glance, 140 − 10 × 0 + 4 looks straightforward, but it is easy to forget which operation comes first.
The correct answer is 144
Start with multiplication: 10 × 0 = 0. The expression becomes 140 − 0 + 4. That equals 144.
Subtracting 10 before multiplying would break the order-of-operations rule. That’s why 134 is not the answer.


