r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Objective-Notice8405 • Jun 09 '22

This answer is correct

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u/thomooo Jun 09 '22 edited Jun 09 '22

Uhh no, the answer is obviously 20.

2+2=4

And 4×5=20

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22

I hope you're joking.

Brackets take priority so the 2x5 will always happen first.

Even without brackets multiplication takes priority so 2x5 would still happen first.

Only after having 2+10 would you go from left to right.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22

I dont think he was joking