{"id":6150,"date":"2026-05-18T04:10:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T08:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/?p=6150"},"modified":"2026-05-18T04:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T08:10:40","slug":"what-is-the-correct-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/?p=6150","title":{"rendered":"What is the correct answer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you\u2019ve ever answered \u201czero\u201d when quickly reading the expression 10 \u2212 10 \u00d7 10 + 10, you\u2019re not alone. This seemingly simple calculation hides a very common trap, even for adults. The culprit: the order of operations. Let\u2019s review the basics together, so you don\u2019t make the same mistake again.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This calculation is confusing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s look at the expression:<br><em>10 \u2212 10 \u00d7 10 + 10<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first glance, it seems easy. However, many people add or subtract incorrectly, which gives an incorrect result. And if you thought you were getting&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>0<\/em>&nbsp;, you\u2019ve fallen into the trap. The correct answer is\u2026&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>\u221280<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The key: priority rules (PEMDAS or BODMAS)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These acronyms, taught in middle school, serve as a reminder of the order to be followed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>P<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0stands for Parentheses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>E<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0for Exhibitors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MD<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0for Multiplication and Division<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AS<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0stands for Addition and Subtr<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-191-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-191-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/duye.it.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-191-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/duye.it.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-191-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/duye.it.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-191-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/duye.it.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-191.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever answered \u201czero\u201d when quickly reading the expression 10 \u2212 10 \u00d7 10 + 10, you\u2019re not alone. This seemingly simple calculation hides a very common trap, even &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6152,"href":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6150\/revisions\/6152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}