Simple Math

Algebra Level 1

95% of users will answer this incorrectly:

W h a t i s t h e a n s w e r t o t h e f o l l o w i n g : 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 × 0 = ? What\quad is\quad the\quad answer\quad to\quad the\quad following:\\ 1\quad +\quad 1\quad +\quad 1\quad +\quad 1\quad \times \quad 0\quad =\quad ?

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5 solutions

Dpk ­
Jul 23, 2014

It's just simple order of operations.

Multiplication and Division take precedence over Addition and Subtraction, so they're evaluated first:

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 × 0 = ? 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 = ? 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 1\quad +\quad 1\quad +\quad 1\quad +\quad 1\quad \times \quad 0\quad =\quad ?\\ 1\quad +\quad 1\quad +\quad 1\quad +\quad \quad \quad 0\quad \quad \quad =\quad ?\\ \quad \quad 1\quad +\quad 1\quad +\quad 1\quad =\quad \boxed { \quad 3\quad }

Why did you say that most of the people will answer this question incorrectly??

Anik Mandal - 6 years, 10 months ago

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I was being sarcastic, of course a lot of people here in Brilliant would know the correct answer, but if for example you post this question on Facebook, a lot of the people would answer zero.

DPK ­ - 6 years, 10 months ago

I think this is an amazing question.

Anoushka Agrawal - 6 years, 10 months ago

I answered potato..I thought I was right.

Steven Sison - 6 years, 1 month ago

Correct the statement: 19% of people got this incorrect. =p (Not to be taken seriously)

Ron Lauterbach - 3 years, 7 months ago
Mohammad Khaza
Jul 28, 2017

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 × 0 1+1+1+1 \times 0 =

1 + 1 + 1 + 0 1+1+1+0

= 3 3

Ashish Menon
Jun 2, 2016

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 × 0 = 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 × 0 = 1+1+1 = \color{#69047E}{\boxed{3}} .

my solution is that... 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 0 1+1+1+1*0 \Rightarrow 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 = 3 1+1+1+0=3

Sahil Silare
Aug 25, 2016

You said 95% will answer incorrectly but only 22% answered incorrectly.

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