Understanding Order of Operations

What does the acronym PEMDAS stand for?

• Perimeters, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

• Parentheses, Equations, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

• Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

• Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Summation

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

What is the first step according to PEMDAS?

• Parentheses

• Exponents

• Addition

• Multiplication

In the expression 9 + (11 - 4), what operation is performed first?

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Division

• Subtraction

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

What is the result of 9 + (11 - 4)?

• 16

• 14

• 20

• 6

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

When a number is right next to parentheses, what operation does it imply?

• Division

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Addition

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

What is the result of 3 * (7 - 2)?

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 25

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

In the expression 12 - 10 / 2 + (16 - 9), which operation is performed last?

• Subtraction

• Division

• Addition

• Multiplication

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

What is the correct order of operations for solving complex problems?

• Exponents, Parentheses, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

• Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

• Multiplication, Parentheses, Exponents, Division, Addition, Subtraction

• Parentheses, Multiplication, Exponents, Division, Addition, Subtraction

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

How do you handle addition and subtraction in the order of operations?

• Perform addition first, then subtraction

• Perform subtraction first, then addition

• Perform whichever comes first from left to right

• Addition and subtraction are optional

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

What is the final result of 12 - 10 / 2 + (16 - 9)?

• 9

• 10

• 7

• 14

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3