Order of Operations Problems

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What is the Order of Operations?

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The Order of Operations is a set of rules that determines the sequence in which calculations are performed in a mathematical expression. The common acronym to remember this is PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

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What does PEMDAS stand for?

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PEMDAS stands for: P - Parentheses, E - Exponents, MD - Multiplication and Division (from left to right), AS - Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

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The answer is 6.

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Identify the error in the calculation: 5 - 3 + 2 = 5 - 5 = 0.

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The error is that Addition was done first instead of Subtraction.

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The answer is 3.

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The answer is 35.

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The answer is 11, as you perform Subtraction first, then Addition.