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Added: 2026-05-13

[00:00:00]What is the value of the expression 5 ^ 2 - 55 / 5 * 2? Which option do you think is the correct answer to this question?

[00:00:11]At first glance, this expression seems very simple, but unfortunately, many people get tricked.

[00:00:19]Let's dive in and break it down step by step together.

[00:00:22]To solve this question, many people will start by calculating 5 ^ 2 first. And instead of the original expression, they will write it as 25 - 55 / 5 * 2.

[00:00:36]And in the next step, they usually perform the subtraction between 25 and 55, and simplify this equation to -30 / 5 * 2.

[00:00:47]Then, they proceed by doing the division between -30 and 5, which gives them -6 * 2.

[00:00:55]And finally, they multiply -6 by 2, which ends up with the answer -12.

[00:01:02]Then, without any hesitation, they quickly say that option A is the correct answer to this question.

[00:01:10]But, I have to say, we were tricked, and it's not the correct answer to this question.

[00:01:16]Also, some other people when solving this question, first go for the expression 5 ^ 2, and they simplify it to 25 - 55 / 5 * 2.

[00:01:28]And in the next step, they usually go for the multiplication between 5 and 2, because they think multiplication has priority over division.

[00:01:37]So, they rewrite this equation as 25 - 55 / 10.

[00:01:43]Next, they perform the division between 55 and 10, since they believe division has priority over subtraction.

[00:01:52]And they rewrite this equation as 25 - 5.5, which ultimately gives them the answer 19.5.

[00:02:01]And immediately they quickly say that option D is the correct answer to this question.

[00:02:08]However, this answer is absolutely wrong.

[00:02:13]All right. Now, let me show you how to solve this expression properly.

[00:02:17]To solve this question, we must follow the PEMDAS rule.

[00:02:21]We should perform these operations exactly in order from top to bottom step by step.

[00:02:27]Okay. As you can see in the image, in this expression, first we have an exponent, then a subtraction sign, followed by a division, and finally a multiplication.

[00:02:39]We should start with the exponent because in this expression, exponent has a higher priority than the other operation.

[00:02:47]So, this equation simplify to 25 - 55 / 5 * 2.

[00:02:54]In the next step, we need to handle the division and multiplication since multiplication and division have higher priority than subtraction.

[00:03:03]However, it's really important to understand that multiplication and division have equal precedence.

[00:03:10]In this situation, the best thing to do is to start from the left of the expression and move toward the right performing division and multiplication in order.

[00:03:19]So, first we perform the division between 55 and 5 and this equation simplify to 25 - 11 * 2.

[00:03:29]In the final step, we do the multiplication between 11 and 2 which gives us 25 - 22. And finally, the value of this equation is equal to 3.

[00:03:40]That's great. Option C is the correct answer to this question.

[00:03:46]All right. Now, let's solve another tricky math question together.

[00:03:50]What is the value of expression 66 / 6 multiplied by open parentheses 4 + 7 close parentheses?

[00:04:00]Which option do you think is the correct answer to this question?

[00:04:04]Let's take a closer look and solve it together.

[00:04:07]In the first step, most people assume by solving the expression inside the parentheses and replacing it 66 / 6 multiplied by 11.

[00:04:17]In the next step, they go for the multiplication between 6 and 11 because they think multiplication has priority over division.

[00:04:26]So, this equation simplifies to 66 / 66, which finally gives them the answer one.

[00:04:33]And immediately, they quickly say that option A is the correct answer to this question.

[00:04:40]However, that's definitely wrong.

[00:04:44]As you can see on the screen, in this expression, first we have a division sign, followed by a multiplication sign, and finally parentheses.

[00:04:54]To solve this question, we need to use the PEMDAS rule. PEMDAS shows us the priority of the order of operations.

[00:05:01]So, we are starting with the parentheses first because it has the highest priority than the other operations.

[00:05:08]Okay, this expression simplifies to 66 / 6 multiplied by 11.

[00:05:14]Now, it's time to simplify this expression. It's very important to note that in the PEMDAS rule, multiplication and division have exactly the same level of priority.

[00:05:25]In this case, all we need to do is to start from the left side of the expression and move a step by step toward the right.

[00:05:32]So, first we perform the division between 66 and 6. We simplify this expression to 11 multiplied by 11. And finally, the value of this expression will be 121.

[00:05:44]Therefore, option D is the correct answer to this question.