can make your brain rush ahead before checking the signs.
That is why slowing down is often the best strategy with these little math challenges.
Read every symbol carefully.
Follow the order of operations.
Then calculate each part one step at a time.
There is no need for a secret formula or a complicated trick here.
The puzzle is simply testing whether you notice that multiplication and division come before addition.
And that brings us to the final answer.
15 × 3 + 15 ÷ 3 = 45 + 5 = 50.
The answer is 50.
