Looks Easy, Gets Everyone — (7-2)²-3×4÷2+1 | The Left-To-Right Trap

The numbers are small. The problem looks harmless. And yet most people walk straight into the trap and never even see it coming. Today's problem: (7 - 2)² - 3 × 4 ÷ 2 + 1 The most common mistake: solving purely left to right and ignoring that the exponent must come before multiplication, and that multiplication and division share equal priority — so they're handled in order from left to right, not "multiplication always first." Get any of that wrong and you end up at 45 instead of 20. I'll walk through every single step, flag the two moments where most people slip up, and explain why these small-number problems catch more people than the complicated ones. 🔢 Try it yourself — comment your answer below! ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - The Problem 00:20 - Left-To-Right Trap 01:10 - Exponent Step 02:00 - Multiply vs Divide Priority 03:00 - Final Answer Revealed 📌 Subscribe to Prime Logic — daily math challenges that prove simple doesn't always mean easy. 👍 Like if you got 20 💬 Comment your first instinct answer 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss a problem #PEMDAS #MathChallenge #OrderOfOperations