Order of Operations

Order of Operations

by Kendal West

Multiple Select

What are the two ways we remember to follow the order of operations? 

• EPMDSA

• PEMDAS

• SMEG

• GEMS

PEMDAS

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GEMS

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Multiple Choice

What would you do first in this problem? 

3 + 8 x 2 = ?

• add

• multiply

Multiple Choice

Solve:

3 + 8 x 2 = ?

• 22

• 21

• 20

• 19

Multiple Choice

What comes first in the order of operations? 

• Exponents

• Multiplication/Division

• Parenthesis

• Addition/Subtraction

Multiple Choice

Which operation is performed FIRST?

(13 - 1) + 4

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

Multiple Choice

Which operation is performed FIRST?

38 + 9 x 6 $$\div$$  3

• addition

• multiplication

• division

Multiple Choice

What is the first step?

3 + 4 x 6 - 4

• addition

• subtraction

• multipliation

Multiple Choice

What are the steps to solve the following expression?

50 - 16 x 2

• subtract, then multiply

• multiply, then subtract

Multiple Choice

Do you multiply or divide first?

• multiply

• divide

• go from left to right; whichever comes first!

Multiple Choice

Do you add or subtract first?

• multiply

• divide

• go from left to right; whichever comes first!