Order of Operations with Exponents Flashcard

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What does PEMDAS stand for?

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PEMDAS stands for 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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The first step is to solve any expressions inside parentheses.

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42

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Base.

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What is the second step in the order of operations after parentheses?

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Exponents.

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84.

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Division.

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When performing multiplication and division, which do you do first?

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Whichever comes first going from left to right.

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What is an exponent?

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An exponent indicates how many times a number (the base) is multiplied by itself.

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27.