Order of Operations

Order of Operations

Reviewing 5th Grade TEKS

Key Vocabulary Terms

• Brackets

• Parentheses

• Equivalent

• Evaluate

• Expression

• Order of Operations

Order of Operations

• The rules that say which calculation comes first in an expression

• First, do everything inside parentheses or brackets

• Next, do any exponents, like x²

• Perform any multiplication or division from left to right

• Last, solve any addition or subtraction from left to right

• Take it step by step!

Multiple Choice

Look at the follow problem.

55 ÷ 11 + 7 x (2 + 14)

Select the answer that shows the CORRECT order to solve this problem using order of operations

• parenthesis, division, multiplication, addition

• parenthesis, multiplication, addition, division

• parenthesis, division, addition, multiplication

• multiplication, division, addition, parenthesis

Fill in the Blanks

In the previous problem, we solved division before multiplication first because...

Multiple Choice

• F

• G

• H

• J

Multiple Choice

If addition and subtraction are in the same problem, what do you do first?

• add

• subtract

• it depends. You do which one comes first in the problem.

Fill in the Blanks

Which step do I do first?

(9+2) x 6-5=

Fill in the Blanks

Evaluate using order of operations.

(9+2) x 6-5=

Fill in the Blanks

In the expression below, after I add what is in my parenthesis, what step do I do next? 

 $27\div\left(3+6\right)\times5-12$  

Fill in the Blanks

Evaluate using order of operations

 $27\div\left(3+6\right)\times5-12$  

Multiple Choice

If multiplication and division are in the same problem, what do you do first?

• Multiply

• Divide

• It depends. You do which one comes first in the problem.