Not all operations are performed in the order they appear.
And the rule is simple:
🔹 multiplication comes before subtraction
But many people forget this.
They do:
8 – 4 = 4
4 – 1 = 3
3 × 3 = 9
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And they think the answer is 9.
Others try a different approach…
and find 3.
But in both cases… it’s wrong.
Now, let’s take the time to do the calculation correctly.
👉 We start with the multiplication:
1 × 3 = 3
Only then do we continue:
👉 8 – 4 – 3
And here, we calculate from left to right:
👉 8 – 4 = 4
👉 4 – 3 = 1
✅ The correct answer is: 1
But this test isn’t just a math exercise.
It’s proof.
