5 5 5 5 equals 30?

In the expression 5 + 5 + 5 + 5, each 5 represents a value of 5. When you add these values together, you get a total of 20, not 30. If you were looking to achieve a sum of 30 using four 5s, you could express it as (5 x 5) + (5 ÷ 5) = 30.