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Give the correct order of operations.
Grouping Symbols, Exponents, Multiplication OR Division, Addition OR Subtraction
9 - 3 x 2=12
Correct answer is 3. Do x then -, not - then x.
14 - 2 x 7
0
What goes up, but never comes down?
Your age
Why is it important to know Order of Operations as a mathematician?
So everyone can solve every problem the same (correct) way.
Grandpa went for a walk, and it started raining. He forgot to bring an umbrella and didn’t have a hat. When he got home, his clothes were soaking wet, but not a hair on his head was wet. How was this possible?
Grandpa is bald.
What is the saying we use to remember the correct Order of Operations?
Giants Eat Massive Donuts As Snacks
32 - 6 = 0
3 2 = 9, not 6. Correct answer is 3
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.
Tell what 5 3 really means.
It means 5 x 5 x 5
4 + 5 + 7 - 3 x 2 = 26
You need to follow Order of Operation and do x first. Correct answer is 10.
(4-1)2 + (5+ 1)2
45
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, and has a bed but never sleeps?
The problem was 20 - 5 x 2 + 3. My answer was 33. What did I do wrong?
I went from left to right without using the correct order of operations.
10 3 = 30
10 3 = 10 x 10 x10, which is 1000, not 30.
What starts with a ‘P’, ends with an ‘E’, and has thousands of letters?
The Post Office