Order of Operations

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What is the Order of Operations?

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A set of rules that determines the correct sequence to evaluate a mathematical expression. The order is Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

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What do parentheses do in an expression?

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Parentheses indicate which operations should be performed first in an expression.

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2

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47

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9

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4

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Parentheses.

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What does the term 'exponent' mean?

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An exponent indicates how many times a number (the base) is multiplied by itself.

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16

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13 (Multiplication is performed before addition).