Math isn't fun: a proof

When Sudoku first started getting popular in the U.S., it intimidated me. All those numbers, and you were supposed to figure something out. Sounded a lot like math. Ugh.

But as it turned out, it was more of a logic game, and as a journalist and enjoyer of sound arguments, that was fun. Yay.

I learned today, however, of a new game popular in at least one British newspaper. It looks like this:

30 SECOND CHALLENGE NUMBER TRAIL					Start on the left with the numbers given and follow the instructions as you go along. You have 30 seconds to complete each row.
Beginners 60 ÷ 10	x 8	+ 2	½ of it	- 7	÷ 3	x 9	+ 2	÷ 7	Answer
Intermediate 100 1/10 of it	x 6	- 6	5/9 of it	½ of it	x 5	+ 6	2/9 of it	x 3	Answer
Advanced 50 3/10 of it	400% of it	x 2	- 12	1/9 of it	Times by itself	25% of it	x 1 ½	5/6 of it	Answer

Here's a fun game: spot the obvious misspelling!

OK, do I really even need to say this? This "puzzle" is a math problem made "difficult" by including multiple steps. I did this same stuff in middle school, but it had a different name: Homework. NOT FUN.

QED.