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El Comercio Runs Daily Timed PEMDAS Puzzles With Worked Solutions

Short lifestyle pieces teach the order of operations, inviting quick competitions to train reasoning.

Overview

  • El Comercio published a new timed puzzle on Tuesday that presents (15+9)×2÷6−3 and shows the step-by-step PEMDAS solution as 5.
  • The day before, the paper ran a similar timed challenge—56÷(9−2)+6×3−4—with a worked solution that yields 22.
  • Each item appears in the magazine/lifestyle section and gives a full, paced explanation of each arithmetic step plus links for more practice.
  • Both articles explicitly teach the PEMDAS rule (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction) and apply it in order to reach the published answers.
  • The pieces are framed as light entertainment and cognitive training for broad ages, recommending that teachers and families adapt difficulty and use the exercises to build mental agility.