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Potent Potables
100
Give the correct order of operations.
Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication OR Division, Addition OR Subtraction
100

(8 × 10 − 3 + 4) ÷ 9= 13

Correct answer is 9

100

(8 × 2) ÷ 4 − 3 + 9

10

100

(7 − 2) × 6 + 9 ÷ 3

33

100

How many students are in 8th grade at our school? 

26

200

Why is it important to know PEMDAS as a mathematician?

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

200

50 + 6 × 11 − 4 =612

Correct Answer is 112. 

200

(2 + 3 − 5) ÷ 4 × 6

0

200

(6 + 5 × 4 − 8) ÷ 2

9

200

How many days are there in 2026? 

365

300

What is the saying we use to remember the correct Order of Operations?

PEMDAS

300

7 × 2 − (9 + 2) + 14 = 11

Correct answer is 17.

300

(7 + 5 − 9) × 10 ÷ 6

5

300

(6 + 4 × 3 − 10) ÷ 8

1

300

What is your teacher's dog's name? Spelling counts! 

Jameson

400

Tell what 5 3 really means.

It means 5 x 5 x 5

400

18 − (21 − 5) ÷ (22 − 18) = 2

Correct answer is 14. 

400

(10 − 4) × 9 ÷ 6 + 5

14

400

(3 × 5 + 7 − 10) ÷ 2

6

400

What is 17.5 x 1000?

17500

500

The problem was (8 ÷ 2) × (6 + 3 − 7).  My answer was 20. What did I do wrong?

Right answer: 8

500

(37 − 17) × (240 ÷ 20) − 22 × 4 = 1520

Correct Answer: 152. 

500

(9 − 3 + 10 ÷ 5) × 8

64

500

(10 − 4) ÷ 6 × (5 + 2)

7

500

How many letters would you say if you sang the alphabet once forwards and once backwards? 

52

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