Order of Operations

What is the order of operations in mathematics?

• Parentheses, Exponents, Addition, Subtraction

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

• Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

• Exponents, Parentheses, Addition, Division

What does the acronym PEMDAS stand for?

• Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right)

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

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

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

Calculate the result of (9 + 23) ÷ (5 - 3).

• 12

• 14

• 16

• 18

What is the significance of exponents in the order of operations?

• Exponents are calculated before parentheses.

• Exponents are calculated after multiplication and division but before addition and subtraction.

• Exponents are calculated after parentheses but before multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction.

• Exponents are calculated last, after all other operations.

How would you evaluate the expression 2 + 3 × (4 - 1) ÷ 3?

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 7

How do you handle operations of the same rank, such as addition and subtraction?

• Perform them in any order you like.

• Perform them from right to left.

• Perform them from left to right.

• Ignore one of the operations.

In the expression 4 + 3 × 2, which operation is performed first?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

What is the result of the expression 8 ÷ 2 × 4?

• 12

• 14

• 16

• 18

What is the result of (7 + 41) ÷ 2 – 15?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 11

What is the result of the expression 25 - 14 + 3?

• 12

• 14

• 16

• 10