🧠 Can You Spot the Trick? The Correct Answer

At first glance, this puzzle looks simple, but it’s designed to catch people who forget the order of operations.

The expression is:

6 + 8 ÷ 2 × 3 − 7 = ?

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8 ÷ 2 = 4

Then:

4 × 3 = 12

Now the equation becomes:

6 + 12 − 7

6 + 12 = 18

18 − 7 = 11

✅ Correct Answer: 11

If you picked 14 or 7, don’t worry—those are common mistakes when the order of operations isn’t followed correctly.

Remember this simple rule:

Parentheses → Exponents → Multiplication & Division (left to right) → Addition & Subtraction (left to right)

So neither 14 nor 7 is correct.

💡 Did you get 11 on your first try? If you did, congratulations—you paid attention to the math rules instead of rushing!