Order of Operations

Front

What is the Order of Operations?

Back

A set of rules that determines the correct sequence to evaluate a mathematical expression.

Front

What does PEMDAS stand for?

Back

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

Front

What do you do first in the expression 12 ÷ 3 x 4?

Back

You perform the division first: 12 ÷ 3.

Front

Evaluate: 7 - 9 ÷ 9

Back

6

Front

Evaluate: 2 + 2 x 2

Back

6

Front

Evaluate: 8 ÷ 8 + 6 x 2

Back

13

Front

Evaluate: 18 + (6 - 2) x 2

Back

26

Front

What is the result of 5 + 3 x 2?

Back

11 (because you do multiplication before addition).

Front

What is the result of (4 + 2) x 3?

Back

18 (because you do the operation inside the parentheses first).

Front

What is the result of 10 - 2 x 5?

Back

0 (because you do multiplication before subtraction).