Order of Operations Challenge for Teens

What does PEMDAS stand for?

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

• Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

• None of the above

• Planets, Earth, Mars, Dust, Asteroids, Stars

What is the correct order to solve operations in PEMDAS?

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

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

• All operations are solved simultaneously

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

What is the first step in PEMDAS?

• Multiplication

• Parentheses

• Division

• Exponents

What is the result of the operation 8 minus 2?

• 10

• 4

• 16

• 6

What is the result of 4 divided by 2 according to the narrator?

• 2

• 8

• 4

• 6

Why is PEMDAS sometimes called GEMDAS?

• Because it stands for 'Greatly Estimate Math, Divide And Subtract'

• None of the above

• Because it's easier to pronounce

• Because 'Grouping' includes parentheses and brackets

In the context of PEMDAS, what should you do if both multiplication and division appear in a step?

• Perform multiplication before division

• Perform division before multiplication

• Skip to the next step

• Perform operations from left to right

What does the narrator use as an example to explain the concept of invisible parentheses?

• None of the above

• A simple addition problem

• A complex algebraic expression

• Terms grouped as numerator and denominator

What common misconception about PEMDAS does the narrator clarify?

• That it stands for a phrase about an aunt

• That addition and subtraction are not simultaneous steps

• That multiplication always comes before division

• That it should be pronounced differently

What does the narrator realize about his initial answer to the problem?

• That his brother was correct

• That he needs to study PEMDAS more

• That PEMDAS is incorrect

• That he was correct