Order of Operations

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What does the E in PEMDAS stand for?

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Exponent

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

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What does PEMDAS represent in order of operations?

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

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Front

What is the first step in solving an expression using order of operations?

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Evaluate expressions inside Parentheses.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

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What is the difference between multiplication and division in the order of operations?

Back

They are performed from left to right, meaning if division comes before multiplication in the expression, you do division first.

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

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What is the difference between addition and subtraction in the order of operations?

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They are also performed from left to right, meaning if subtraction comes before addition in the expression, you do subtraction first.

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

Front

Solve: 3 + 5 × 2

Back

13 (First, multiply 5 × 2 = 10, then add 3)

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

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Solve: (4 + 6) × 2

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20 (First, add 4 + 6 = 10, then multiply by 2)

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

Front

What is the value of 2^3?

Back

8 (2 raised to the power of 3 is 2 × 2 × 2)

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Front

What does the term 'order of operations' mean?

Back

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

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

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If an expression has both multiplication and addition, which do you perform first?

Back

Multiplication (according to the order of operations)

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2