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ORDER OF OPERATIONS. How to do a math problem with more than one operation in the correct order. PEMDAS. Remember the order by the phrase Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. The “P” and “E”. The “P” stands for items in parenthesis Do all items in the parenthesis first.
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ORDER OF OPERATIONS How to do a math problem with more than one operation in the correct order.
PEMDAS • Remember the order by the phrase • Please • Excuse • My Dear • Aunt Sally
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
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 – “first come, first serve”
The “AS” • Represents Add and Subtract • Do which ever one of these comes first • Work left to right 8 + 7 - 5 + 2
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
15 • 103 15 • 1,000 15,000 • 10 + 8 ÷ 2 – 6 10 + 4 - 6 14 - 6 8 36 ÷ (1 + 2)2 36 ÷ 32 36 ÷ 9 4 7) 3 • 104 3 • 10,000 30,000
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