THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS

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THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS

• 1-2

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VOCABULARY

• Order of Operations
• a. Work inside grouping symbols
• ( ) or
• b. Simplify any terms with exponents
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• c. Multiply and Divide in order from left to
  right
• d. Add and Subtract in order from left to right
• Simplify to get an expression down to its
  lowest terms
• Lowest Terms having the least amount of numbers
  or variables possible

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ORDER OF OPERATIONS

• Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
• P Parenthesis
• E Exponents
• M, D Multiply or Divide
• A, S Add or Subtract

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EXAMPLES

• 1.) 4 15 3 ? First
• Divide
• 4 5 ? Then
• Add
• 9

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EXAMPLES

• 2.) 3 5 8 4 6
• 15 8 4 6
• 15 2 6
• 13 6
• 19

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EXAMPLES

• 3.) 10 9 (2 2)
• 10 9 4
• 10 5
• 2