Order of Operations PEMDAS

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Order of OperationsPEMDAS

• by
• Alex Garcia
• and
• Cameron Rogers

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Order of Operations

• The Order of Operations is the order of solving a
  mathematical problem.
• You must solve problems using the 6 operations,
  working from left to right.

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PEMDAS

• Use the acronym PEMDAS to help you remember the
  Order of Operations
• P Parentheses
• E Exponents
• M/D Multiplication or Division
• A/S Add or Subtract

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PEMDAS Parentheses ( )

• Parentheses are the 1st operation to look for in
  a problem. If there are parentheses then you must
  do the math in them before anything else.
• Ex 11 (2 4)
• 2 4 6
• 11 6 5

Before you can do anything else, you must do the
operation inside the parentheses.
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PEMDAS Exponents

• The 2nd operation to look for in a problem are
  exponents. If there are exponents solve them
  next.
• Ex 52 7
• 52 25
• 25 7 32

After solving any problems in parentheses, solve
all exponents.
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PEMDAS Multiplication Division

• Multiplication and Division are the 3rd
  operations to look for in a problem. Solve
  multiplication and division problems working from
  left to right.
• Ex 5 x 6 12
• 5 x 6 30
• 30 12 42
• Ex 36 6 4
• 36 6 6
• 6 4 2

The 1st operation to do in this equation is
multiplication.
The 1st operation to do in this equation is
division
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PEMDAS Addition Subtraction

• The last two operations to look for in a problem
  are Addition and Subtraction. Solve these after
  completing all of the math in Parentheses,
  Exponents, Multiplication, and Division.
• Ex 5 4 6
• 5 4 9
• 9 6 3
• Ex 10 7 4
• 10 7 3
• 3 4 7

In this problem you do the Adding first because
you have to go from left to right.
In this problem though, you do the subtraction
first because you solve from left to right.