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. The order is Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

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What does PEMDAS stand for?

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

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10 (First multiply 3 and 2 to get 6, then add 4.)

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16 (First add 5 and 3 to get 8, then multiply by 2.)

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8 (2 raised to the power of 3 is 2 x 2 x 2.)

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4 (First multiply 2 and 3 to get 6, then subtract from 10.)

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16 (First calculate inside the parentheses: 6 + 2 = 8 and 3 - 1 = 2, then multiply 8 and 2.)

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44 (First calculate inside the parentheses: 3 + 1 = 4, then multiply 12 and 4 to get 48, and finally subtract 4.)

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27 (First calculate inside the parentheses: 8 - 3 = 5, then square it to get 25, and finally add 2.)

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1 (First multiply 3 and 2 to get 6, then add -5 to get 1.)