Order of Operations and Simplification

The video tutorial addresses a commonly misunderstood math problem, focusing on simplifying an expression using the order of operations. It begins by explaining the importance of simplifying inside parentheses, followed by performing multiplication and division from left to right. The tutorial concludes with the final solution, demonstrating that the expression simplifies to 16.

What is the first step in solving the given expression according to the order of operations?

• Perform division first

• Add all numbers together

• Perform multiplication first

• Simplify inside the parentheses

What is the result of simplifying the expression inside the parentheses?

• 6

• 4

• 8

• 2

After simplifying inside the parentheses, what is the next expression to solve?

• 4 divided by 8 times 2

• 8 times 2 divided by 4

• 2 plus 4 times 8

• 8 divided by 2 times 4

When performing multiplication and division, which direction should you work in?

• Top to bottom

• Bottom to top

• Right to left

• Left to right

What is the final simplified result of the expression?

• 8

• 16

• 20

• 12