Mastering Order of Operations

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Order of Operations

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PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction

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First Step

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Solve inside Parentheses

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Second Step

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Calculate Exponents

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Third Step

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Multiplication and Division (left to right)

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Fourth Step

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Addition and Subtraction (left to right)

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Example: 3 + (2 × 5)

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3 + 10 = 13

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Example: 4^2 + 6

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16 + 6 = 22

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Example: 8 ÷ 2 × 3

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4 × 3 = 12

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Example: 10 - 3 + 2

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7 + 2 = 9

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Example: (3 + 2) × 4

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5 × 4 = 20