Can you figure out the correct solution?
Here is the challenge, in the picture below.
Which solution do you think is the correct one?
How did you come up with it?
Take your time and think about it so you can find the correct solution for the math problem.
Done? Below you can check if you picked the right number!
ANSWER:
The correct answer
The answer is 18.
Based on the Order of Operations mnemonic (BODMAS for the UK or PEMDAS for the US). When discussing solving brackets or parentheses, it means not only solving what is inside the brackets but also any factors directly attached to those brackets/parentheses. Without a multiplication symbol in the original question, the factor outside the brackets must be calculated as part of the Brackets/Parentheses stage and not as part of the later Multiplication/Division stage (using left to right). This “Implicit Multiplication” (aka Multiplication by Juxtaposition) has higher precedence than normal Multiplication.
6+6+6+6×0=?
=> 6+6+6+0=?
=> 18
Again, the correct answer is 18.
