Order of Operations

Order of Operations

Review

Parentheses

Complete EVERYTHING that is inside parentheses from left to right...Be careful not to forget anything.

Exponents

Evaluate all powers and exponents found within the problem...Remember 4³ = 4 x 4 x 4...NOT 4 x 3.

Multiplication OR Division (L to R)

Complete ALL Multiplication or Division in the order which it appears from left to right. One of the most common mistakes is to think that you have to do multiplication first...

Addition OR Subtraction (L to R)

Again, complete ALL Addition or Subtraction in the order which it appears from left to right. Another one of the most common mistakes is to think that you have to do addition first...

As you can see it is NOT just PEMDAS, it is...

• P

• E

• MD (L to R)

• AS (L to R)

Multiple Choice

8+5∙4+(7-3)

• 32
• 23
• 25
• 12

Multiple Choice

(9 + 23) ÷ (5 - 3) = 

• 16
• 32
• 15
• 12

Multiple Choice

Solve the following:
(2 + 7 - 1) ÷ 2²

• 16
• 2
• 72.25
• 8.75

Multiple Choice

(7 + 41) ÷ 2 – 15

• 19
• 9
• 25
• 3

Multiple Choice

15 + 7 × 2 – 11 + 35=

• 38
• 251
• 53
• 50