Order of Operations with Exponents

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What is the Order of Operations?

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The Order of Operations is a set of rules that determines the sequence in which calculations are performed in a mathematical expression. The order is Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right). Often remembered by the acronym PEMDAS.

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What does an exponent represent?

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34

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When multiplying and dividing, which step do you do first?

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Whichever comes first reading left to right.

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2

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What is the first step in the order of operations?

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Perform calculations inside parentheses.

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What comes after exponents in the order of operations?

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Multiplication and Division, from left to right.

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What comes after multiplication and division in the order of operations?

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Addition and Subtraction, from left to right.