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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What operation do you perform first in the expression: (3 + 5) × 2?

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You perform the addition inside the parentheses first.

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Evaluate the expression: 8 + 2 × 5.

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18 (Multiplication is done before addition).

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What is the result of 15 - 3 + 2?

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14 (Subtraction and addition are performed from left to right).

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In the expression 6 ÷ 2(1 + 2), what do you calculate first?

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You calculate the parentheses first: 1 + 2 = 3.

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What is the value of 10 - 4 ÷ 2 × 3?

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The value is 4 (Division and multiplication are performed before subtraction).

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If you have the expression 5 + 3 × 2 - 1, what is the first operation?

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The first operation is multiplication: 3 × 2.

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What is the result of the expression: (12 - 4) ÷ 2 + 3?

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The result is 7.

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In the expression 9 - 3 + 2 × 4, what is the order of operations?

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First, perform multiplication (2 × 4), then subtraction and addition from left to right.