Mastering the Order of Operations with PEMDAS

The video tutorial explains the order of operations using the PEMDAS rule, which stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction. It covers the priority of operations, demonstrating with examples how to correctly simplify expressions. The tutorial also discusses the role of exponents and parentheses, and how to handle fractions in operations.

What does the acronym PEMDAS stand for?

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

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Which operation should be performed first according to PEMDAS?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Parentheses

In the expression 5 + 8 - 3, what is the correct order of operations?

• Subtraction, then addition

• Addition, then subtraction

• Multiplication, then division

• The order of addition and subtraction does not matter

When faced with both multiplication and division, how should you proceed?

• Division has more priority than multiplication

• Perform the operation that comes first from left to right

• Always divide first

• Always multiply first

If an expression includes both multiplication and division, which one should be performed first?

• They have equal priority

• Division

• Multiplication

• The one that appears first from left to right

What is the correct result of the expression 16 - 14 / 2?

• 14

• 7

• 8

• 9

What is the outcome of 48 / 6 * 2 + 7?

• 16

• 23

• 14

• 30

In the expression 3 + 4^2, what operation is performed first?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Exponentiation

• Multiplication

What is the result of 3 squared?

• 6

• 9

• -9

• None of the above

How does the presence of parentheses affect the order of operations?

• Operations inside parentheses are performed last

• Operations inside parentheses are ignored

• Operations inside parentheses have the highest priority

• Parentheses only matter in division