ORDER OF OPERATIONS

1
ORDER OF OPERATIONS

• How to do a math problem with more
  than one operation in the correct order.

2
PEMDAS

• Remember the order by the phrase
• Please
• Excuse
• My Dear
• Aunt Sally

3
The P and E

• The P stands for items in parenthesis
• Do all items in the parenthesis first

(2 3)

• The E stands for Exponents
• Do anything that has a exponent (power)

82
4
The MD

• Represents Multiply and Divide
• Do which ever one of these comes first in the
  problem

Work these two operations from left to right
5
The AS

• Represents Add and Subtract
• Do which ever one of these comes first
• Work left to right

8 7 - 5 2
6

• 1) 5 (12 3)
• 5 9
• 14

2) 8 3 2 7 8 - 6 7 2
7 9
3) 39 (9 4) 39 13 3
7

• 10 8 2 6
• 10 4 - 6
• 14 - 6
• 8

• 15 103
• 15 1,000
• 15,000

• 36 (1 2)2
• 36 32
• 36 9
• 4

7) 3 104 3 10,000 30,000
8

• 14 3(7 -2) 2 5
• 14 3 5 - 2 5
• 14 15 - 2 5
• 14 15 10
• 29 10
• 19

• (5 1)3 4
• 43 4
• 64 4
• 16