Order of Operations

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What is the Order of Operations?

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A set of rules that determines the sequence in which calculations are performed in a mathematical expression.

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What does PEMDAS stand for?

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Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

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What is the first step in solving an expression using the Order of Operations?

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Evaluate expressions inside parentheses.

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What is the second step in solving an expression using the Order of Operations?

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Evaluate exponents.

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What is the third step in solving an expression using the Order of Operations?

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Perform multiplication and division from left to right.

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What is the fourth step in solving an expression using the Order of Operations?

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Perform addition and subtraction from left to right.

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Calculate: 3 + 4 × 2

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11 (First multiply 4 × 2 = 8, then add 3).

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Calculate: (5 + 3) × 2

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16 (First add 5 + 3 = 8, then multiply by 2).

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Calculate: 10 - 2 × 3 + 1

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5 (First multiply 2 × 3 = 6, then subtract 10 - 6 = 4, and finally add 1).

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What is 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 equivalent to?

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5^4 (This is the same as 5 multiplied by itself 4 times).