PEMDAS Quiz

Liam and Henry are playing a math game. Liam thinks the result of the expression 5 + 3 * 2 is 16, but Henry disagrees. Ava jumps in and says the answer is something else. Can you figure out the correct result?

• 16

• 11

• 10

• 7

Answer explanation

The correct result of the expression 5 + 3 * 2 is 11. The multiplication operation should be performed before addition, so 3 * 2 equals 6, and then adding 5 gives us 11.

Arjun and Oliver are on a treasure hunt. They find a puzzle that says: 'Solve (4 + 2) * 3 - 5 to unlock the chest.' Help them out!

• 9

• 13

• 20

• 15

Answer explanation

To solve the puzzle, we follow the order of operations: first, we add 4 and 2, which equals 6. Then, we multiply 6 by 3, which equals 18. Finally, we subtract 5 from 18, which equals 13. Therefore, the correct answer is 13.

Arjun, Kai and Oliver are having a friendly competition to see who can solve this problem the fastest: What is the value of 2^3?

• 6

• 10

• 4

• 8

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 8 because 2 raised to the power of 3 equals 8.

Elijah and Ethan are playing a math game where they multiply numbers and then divide the result. If they multiply 7 and 9 and then divide by 3, what do they get?

• 27

• 6

• 15

• 21

Answer explanation

Elijah and Ethan multiply 7 and 9 to get 63. When they divide 63 by 3, they get 21. Therefore, the correct answer is 21.

Mia, Aria, and Maya are playing a math game. Mia thinks the answer to 12 / 4 + 2 * 3 is 9, Aria believes it's 18, and Maya says it's 10. Who is correct?

• Mia

• Aria

• Maya

• None of them

Answer explanation

Maya is correct. The correct order of operations is multiplication, then division, and finally addition. So, 2 * 3 = 6, 12 / 4 = 3, and 3 + 6 = 9. Therefore, Mia and Aria are incorrect.

Henry, Abigail, and David are playing a game. Henry has 5 apples, but he gives 2 to Abigail. Then, David gives him 4 more apples for each apple he has left. Finally, Abigail gives him 6 more apples. How many apples does Henry have now?

• 12

• 17

• 20

• 18

Answer explanation

Henry starts with 5 apples. He gives 2 to Abigail, leaving him with 3. David gives him 4 more apples for each apple he has left, so he gets 12 more. Abigail then gives him 6 more apples. In total, Henry now has 18 apples. Therefore, the correct answer is 18.

Emma, Anika, and Isla are playing a game of 'Math Wizards'. Emma casts a spell that divides a number by 2 and then squares it. If the number she chose was 8, what would be the result of her spell?

• 2

• 16

• 64

• 4

Answer explanation

Emma's spell involves dividing the number by 2 and then squaring it. If she chose 8, the result would be 16. Therefore, the correct answer is 16.

Harper, Noah, and David are playing a game with numbers. Harper thinks of the number 10, Noah multiplies it by 2 and subtracts that from 20, and David adds 4 to the result. What number do they end up with?

• 20

• 8

• -4

• 14

Answer explanation

Noah multiplies 10 by 2 to get 20. Then he subtracts 20 from 20, resulting in 0. Finally, David adds 4 to 0, giving a final result of 4. Therefore, the correct answer is 8.

David, Olivia, and Benjamin are playing a math treasure hunt game. They stumble upon a puzzle that says: 'Solve 3^2 - 4 * 2 to unlock the next clue!'

• 0

• -1

• 5

• 1

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 5 because 3^2 is 9 and 4 * 2 is 8. Subtracting 8 from 9 gives us 1, which is the correct answer.

Kai, Aria, and Lily are sharing 15 cookies equally. How many cookies does each person get if they divide the cookies by the total number of friends, which is (3 + 2)?

• 3

• 10

• 5

• 2

Answer explanation

Each person gets 5 cookies. Since there are 3 friends, the total number of friends is 3 + 2 = 5. Dividing 15 cookies equally among 5 friends gives each person 5 cookies.