What Mistake Teachers Don't Tell Students About PEMDAS

The video tutorial explains the order of operations using PEMDAS, highlighting common mistakes and clarifying the use of parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. It emphasizes the importance of understanding grouping symbols and the correct sequence of operations to simplify expressions accurately.

What does the 'P' in PEMDAS stand for, and what does it include beyond just parentheses?

• Parentheses, including addition and subtraction

• Parentheses, including exponents

• Parentheses, including brackets and fractions

• Parentheses, including only parentheses

When simplifying expressions with exponents, what should you ensure before applying the exponent?

• Simplify outside the grouping terms

• Simplify within the grouping terms first

• Ignore the base of the exponent

• Apply the exponent immediately

In the context of PEMDAS, how should multiplication and division be approached?

• From right to left

• From left to right

• Division before multiplication

• Multiplication before division

What is the correct approach to addition and subtraction in PEMDAS?

• Subtraction before addition

• Addition before subtraction

• From left to right

• Ignore subtraction

How should you handle division within a fraction when using PEMDAS?

• Multiply the numerator and denominator

• Ignore the fraction

• Simplify the numerator and denominator separately first

• Divide the numerator by the denominator immediately