This short equation is a simple order-of-operations challenge.
The expression is 70 + 30 × 0 + 4. Multiplication is completed before addition, so start with 30 × 0.
30 × 0 = 0. That leaves 70 + 0 + 4.
Answer: 74.
The multiplication by zero is what makes the puzzle look more complicated than it really is. Once that step is handled first, the rest is straightforward.


