Avoid using a calculator and use your brain instead.

  1. Add from left to right

  • 50 + 0 = 50
  • 50 + 7 = 57
  • 57 + 2 = 59

Final answer: 59

Common mistakes

If the result is    9,   you probably performed    the operations in the wrong order   and calculated the addition before the multiplication. This    violates the BODMAS method   , which always prioritizes multiplication.