This quick math challenge looks easy, but the order in which you work through the symbols matters.
The puzzle
40 + 10 × 0 + 6 = ?
The image says the answer is not 40. Can you see why?
Step-by-step solution
Multiplication comes first, so 10 × 0 = 0.
Now the expression becomes 40 + 0 + 6.
Therefore, the correct answer is 46.
The trick is remembering that multiplying by zero only eliminates that term, not the other numbers in the expression.


