Order of Operations Mastery: PEMDAS Explained

What does the acronym PEMDAS stand for?

• Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

• People Everywhere Made Delicious Apple Strudels

• Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

• Please Enter My Dear Aunt Sally

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What operation should be performed first according to PEMDAS?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Parentheses

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What is the result of the expression 3 squared times 4 plus 6?

• 54

• 48

• 36

• 42

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In the expression 20 minus 10 divided by 5, what operation is performed first?

• Addition

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

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If an expression includes both multiplication and division, in what order should these operations be performed?

• From right to left, regardless of the operation

• From left to right, regardless of the operation

• Division before multiplication

• Multiplication before division

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What is the final result of the expression 8 squared plus (6 minus 2) times 5 minus 10 divided by 2?

• 72

• 79

• 64

• 84

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How many cups of milk did the chef use in total according to the given expression 1/4 + (2 times 5)?

• 10 and 1/4 cups

• 11 and 1/4 cups

• 15 fourths cups

• 11 fourths cups

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What is the value of the expression 4 times (4.5 minus 2 times 1.2)?

• 15.6

• 19.2

• 8.4

• 12

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In the expression 45 minus (6 plus 3) times 27, what is the first operation to be performed?

• Subtraction

• Division

• Addition

• Multiplication

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What is the correct result for the expression inside the brackets 45 minus (6 plus 3) times 27?

• 972

• 1134

• 1206

• 198

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