Order of Operations

Front

What is the Order of Operations?

Back

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

Front

What does PEMDAS stand for?

Back

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

Front

Calculate: 14 + (22 - 2)

Back

34

Front

Calculate: (2 x 5) + 18

Back

28

Front

What is the first step in solving 3 + 4 x 6 - 4?

Back

Multiplication (4 x 6) should be done first.

Front

Calculate: 14 + 8 x 7 - 3

Back

67

Front

Calculate: 18 + (6 – 2) × 2

Back

26

Front

What should you do first when you see parentheses in a math problem?

Back

Perform the operations inside the parentheses first.

Front

What is the result of 5 + 3 x 2?

Back

11 (because you do the multiplication first: 3 x 2 = 6, then add 5).

Front

If you have 10 - 2 + 4, what do you do first?

Back

You perform the subtraction and addition from left to right.