Order of Operations

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What does PEMDAS stand for?

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PEMDAS stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction. It is the order of operations used to solve mathematical expressions.

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

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The first step is multiplication: 4 x 6 = 24.

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True or False: In the expression 2 + (4 x 5 - 2) + 8, the result is 28.

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True.

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What does the 'M' in PEMDAS represent?

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The 'M' stands for Multiplication.

Front

True or False: Addition always comes before subtraction in the order of operations.

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False.

Front

What is the result of the expression 2 + (9^2 - 4)?

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The result is 79.

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What is the purpose of parentheses in mathematical expressions?

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Parentheses indicate which operations should be performed first.

Front

What is the order of operations?

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The order of operations is the sequence in which different operations are performed in a mathematical expression: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

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If an expression has both multiplication and addition, which should be done first?

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Multiplication should be done first.

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What is the result of the expression 5 + 3 x 2?

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The result is 11 (3 x 2 = 6, then 5 + 6 = 11).