Understanding PEMDAS and Order of Operations

Understanding PEMDAS and Order of Operations

Assessment

Passage

Mathematics

6th Grade

Medium

CCSS
6.EE.A.1, 5.OA.A.1, 7.NS.A.3

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Mark Brincks

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the key skills students will learn in this lesson?

How to avoid using numbers

How to use parentheses to make equations simpler

How to write equations in words

How to solve equations without any operations

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which operation is performed first according to PEMDAS?

Addition

Multiplication

Parentheses

Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the 'E' in PEMDAS represent?

Equations

Exponents

Expressions

Evaluations

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the last operation performed according to PEMDAS?

Multiplication

Division

Addition

Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT part of PEMDAS?

Parentheses

Exponents

Multiplication

Fractions

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the 'M' in PEMDAS stand for?

Multiplication

Measurement

Mathematics

Median

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the acronym PEMDAS stand for?

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Simplification

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Algebra, Subtraction

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Summation

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

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