Would you be the one to solve this?
Most people get it wrong
At first glance, it looks easy. You see multiplication and division; instinctively, you might think you should divide 5x5by 5×5, which equals 1.
But that’s actually where most people go wrong. The mistake comes from misunderstanding the basic principles of properly solving this kind of equation.
Can you solve this simple math test?
It’s time to use that head of yours
Yeah, it’s not that simple, but as I said, not even 50% get it right at first.
Can you solve the math test?
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Answer
Let’s take it step by step. According to the order of operations，also known as PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents，Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction), we need to handle the operations in a specific order. So, in the case of“5×5:5×5,” the multiplication and division are equal in rank meaning we work from left to right.
So, you’d first calculate 5 times 5, which gives you 25. Then you divide that result by 5, which brings you to 5. Finally,multiply that by 5 again, and what do you get? The answer is25-not 1!