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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Solve: 2 + 3 x 4

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14 (First multiply 3 x 4, then add 2).

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What does 3^2 mean?

Back

3 x 3, which equals 9.

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Solve: 5 - 6^2 ÷ 4 - 3

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-7 (Follow the order of operations: first calculate the exponent, then division, then subtraction).

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True or False? 2 x 3 + 10 ÷ 2 = 8

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False (The correct answer is 11).

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What does the M in GEMA stand for?

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Multiplicative operations.

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Solve: (8 - 3) x 2 + 4

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10 (First calculate inside the parentheses, then multiply, then add).

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What is an exponent?

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A number that shows how many times to use the base in a multiplication.

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Solve: 4 + 5 x (2 + 3)

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29 (Calculate inside the parentheses first, then multiply, then add).