Question

A student from last year got an answer of 36 when asked to simplify the expression below. Identify the student’s mistake? Then solve it correctly.

`2+10\ \times\ 3`

Answer 1

2 + 10 x 3 ≠ 36
you have to do the multiplication first.
= 2 + (10 x 3)
= 2 + 30
= 32