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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What is the first step in the Order of Operations?

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Evaluate expressions inside parentheses.

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What is the second step in the Order of Operations?

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Evaluate exponents.

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What is the third step in the Order of Operations?

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Perform multiplication and division from left to right.

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What is the fourth step in the Order of Operations?

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Perform addition and subtraction from left to right.

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Solve: 5 + 3 x 2

Back

11 (First multiply, then add).

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Solve: (8 - 3) x 4

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20 (First subtract, then multiply).

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True or False: Multiplication comes before addition in the Order of Operations.

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True.

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True or False: You should always do addition before subtraction.

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False.