Answer: Please Do Not Use a Calculator Puzzle

Did you get it right?

This no-calculator puzzle tests order of operations. The trick is to do multiplication or division before addition.

Answer: Please Do Not Use a Calculator Puzzle

The Answer

The correct answer is: 17.

Here is why

  1. 8梅8=1
  2. 8+1+8=17

Why people miss it

The common miss is adding everything from left to right instead of following order of operations.

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