The Singing Hedgehog Guide to:
BIDMAS 5
Traps to beware
2.    Doing the obvious:

4 + 2 x 10

here most people add first and end up with:

6 x 10 = 60    this is wrong!!!       

we must multiply before we add:

4 + 20 = 24    this is now right!!!       

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