division have priority over addition and subtraction.
So, in this problem, we need to handle the multiplication and division first.
Let’s start with 15 × 3.
That gives us 45.
Now look at the second part: 15 ÷ 3.
That gives us 5.
So the original expression can now be rewritten as:
45 + 5
And that is much easier to calculate.
The final result is 50.
So the correct answer is 50, not 25.
But why might someone get 25?
One common mistake is to focus on the numbers without following the
