Exponents & Order of Operations

Front

What does PEMDAS stand for?

Back

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

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What is the first operation to perform in the expression 3 + 5 x 2?

Back

The first operation is multiplication: 5 x 2 = 10.

Front

What is an exponent?

Back

An exponent is a number that tells us how many times the base is multiplied by itself.

Front

What does the 'P' in PEMDAS represent?

Back

The 'P' in PEMDAS represents Parentheses.

Front

In the expression 2 + 3 x (4 - 1), which operation do you perform first?

Back

You perform the operation inside the parentheses first: (4 - 1) = 3.

Front

What is the order of operations?

Back

The order of operations is the rules that define the correct sequence to evaluate a mathematical expression: PEMDAS.

Front

If you have the expression 5 + 2^3, what do you calculate first?

Back

You calculate the exponent first: 2^3 = 8.

Front

What is the result of 6 + 4 x 2?

Back

The result is 14, because you perform multiplication first: 4 x 2 = 8, then 6 + 8 = 14.

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What is the difference between addition and multiplication in terms of order of operations?

Back

In the order of operations, multiplication is performed before addition.

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What does the 'E' in PEMDAS stand for?

Back

The 'E' in PEMDAS stands for Exponents.