Add half of fifty, subtract the product of four and five, then add the difference between nine and two. What number results?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Handle half and product operations carefully.
Answer
A final number of twelve
Explanation
Half of 50 is 25; product of 4 and 5 is 20; difference of 9 and 2 is 7; 25 - 20 + 7 equals 12 which matches the correct answer.
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