Order of Operations

What acronym can you use to help you solve simple expressions and equations?

• PEMUH

• PEMDAS

• DMSCB

• QPRS

PEMDAS only works if....

• You add then subtract
• You subtract then add
• add or subtract right to left
• add or subtract left to right

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

Which operation would you do first?
( 12 + 10) ÷ 10 · 14 - 6

• Division
• Multiplication
• Addition
• Subtraction

Which operation would you do first in the following equation?
10 - 4 ÷ 1 · 5

• Subtraction
• Division
• Multiplication
• Addition 

What is the order of the steps for the following expression?
50- 16 x 2 ÷  (12-4)

• parentheses
  multiplication
  subtraction
  division
• parentheses
  multiplication
  division
  subtraction
• parentheses
  division
  multiplication
  subtraction
• parentheses
  subtraction
  multiplication
  division

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

2 x 9 ÷ 3

• 5
• 7
• 8
• 6

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

4(8) ÷ (8 − 6)

• -2
• 18
• -1
• 16

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

(10 + 33 - 3) ÷ 8

• 13
• 3
• 5
• 11

15 + 7 × 2 – 11 + 35=

• 38
• 251
• 53
• 50

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

3 x 2² + 24 ÷ 8

• 15
• 10.5
• 4.5

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3