Here’s another deceptively easy equation from a notebook. The headline says the answer is not 55. Can you figure it out without falling for the usual trap?
55 + 10 × 0 + 4 = ?
Multiplication takes priority over addition, even when a zero appears in the middle of the expression.
Calculate 10 × 0 = 0 first. The equation now reads 55 + 0 + 4. Adding those values gives 59.
The correct answer is 59, not 55. This is a fun example of why following the order of operations matters.
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