5th Grade PEMDAS (Order of Operations)

Word Stuff

100

Give the correct order of operations.

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication OR Division, Addition OR Subtraction

200

Why is it important to know PEMDAS as a mathematician?

So everyone can solve every problem the same (correct) way.

300

Subtract 23 from the product of 6 and 7

(6 x 7) - 23 = 19

400

Tell what 16 ³ really means.

It means 16 x 16 x 16

500

The problem was 15 - 5 x 2 + 3. My answer was 13. What did I do wrong?

I went from left to right without using the correct order of operations.

Fix my Mistake

100

9 - 3 x 2=12

Correct answer is 3. Do x then -, not - then x.

200

5 ² + 1=11

5 ² = 25, not 10. Correct Answer is 26.

300

3²  - 6 = 0

3 ²  = 9, not 6. Correct answer is 3

400

4 + 5 + 7 - 3 x 2 = 26

You need to follow PEMDAS and do x first. Correct answer is 10.

500

10 ³  = 30

10 ³  = 10 x 10 x10, which is 1000, not 30.

Solve

100

3 + 4 x 5

23

200

7 + (2 x 4) - 1

14

300

56 ÷ (4+4) + 3²

16

400

20 – (5+3) x 2 + 4

8

500

(5 x 4) – 6 ÷ 2 + 9

26

Solve

100

14 - 2 x 7

0

200

49 ÷ (3+4) + 5²

32

300

5 + 14 ÷ 2 × 5

40

400

(4-1)² + (5+ 1)²

45

500

1² + 2² x 3² - 4²

21

Trivia

100

How many students are in 5th grade at our school? 

37

200

How many days are there 2026? 

365

300

What grade levels has Mrs. Bolt taught? 

6th grade + 5th grade

400

What was Mr. Rauls first car?

Buick

500

How many individual square pieces make up a Rubik's Cube? 

54