Order of Operations
What operation do you solve first?
(2+3) - 4 x 5
(2 + 3)
Solve.
37 - 9 x 3 - 3
7
Marta bought 2 packages of building bricks for her little brother. Each package had 24 bricks. After a few weeks, her brother lost 7 bricks. Write the expression and solve how many bricks Marta's brother has now?
(24 x 2) - 7 = 41 building bricks
What operation do you solve first?
24 / 6 x 3 + 12
24 / 6
What is the value of the expression
48 - 9 / 3 + 1
There are 8 fifth graders and 12 sixth graders in art club. The art teacher gives 3 paintbrushes to each student in the club. What expression can be used to model the total number of paintbrushes the teacher gives out? Then solve.
(8 + 12) x 3 = 60
What operation do you solve first?
(32 + 2 x 4) - 5
32
Rewrite the expression with parentheses so that it has a value of 8.
6 + 8 / 2 + 2
6 + 8 / (2 + 2)
Dan has a flower shop. He sells 3 bouquets of 4 roses on Monday and 2 bouquets of 5 roses on Tuesday. He started the week with 36 roses. How many roses does Dan have left on the display?
36 - [(3 x 4) + (2 x 5)] = 14 roses left on display.
36 - (3 x 4) - (2 x 5) = 14 roses left on display.
What operation do you solve first?
5 x [14 - (3 + 2)] + (4 x 1)
(3 + 2)
Rewrite the expression with parentheses so that it has a value of 77.
7 x 4 + 9 - 2
7 x (4 + 9 - 2)
A coach bought 3 jerseys and 2 pairs of shorts for each of the 14 players on her soccer team. The jerseys cost $15 each, and the shorts cost $12 each. The coach used $100 coupon to help pay for the uniforms. How much did the coach pay for the unforms?
14 x (3 x 15 +2 x 12) - 100 = $866