Order of Operations

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What is the order of operations?

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A set of rules that determines the correct sequence to evaluate 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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Which operation should you perform first in the order of operations?

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Parentheses.

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18 (First multiply 2 and 5, then add 8).

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

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8 (Perform subtraction and addition from left to right).

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120 (Multiply from left to right).

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50 (First solve inside the parentheses, then multiply).

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44 (First solve inside the parentheses, then multiply, then subtract).

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62 (First multiply 16 and 2, then add 30).