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100

What acronym do we use to help us remember the order of operations?

BEDMAS

100

9 - 3 x 2=12

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

100

3 + 4 x 5

23

100

14 - 2 x 7

0

100

How many students are in the 6th grade at our school?

51

200

Why are order of operations important for mathematicians? 

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

200

5 + 1 x 5 = 30

multiplication needs to be done before addition 

1 x 5 = 5 

5 x 5 = 25 

200

7 + (2 x 4) - 1

14

200

49 ÷ (3+4) x 5

35

200

If 12 pencils were purchased for every student in our class at the beginning of the year. How many pencils would there have been? 

312 

300

What are the order of operations? 

Brackets, Exponents, Multiplication OR Division, Addition OR Subtraction

300

11 - 3 x 3 +1 = 22

11 - 3 x 3 +1 

11 - 9 + 1

2 + 1 = 3

300

56 ÷ (4+4) + 3

10

300

5 + 14 ÷ 2 × 5

40

300

How many siblings does Mr. Parkinson have? 

9
400

What should I solve first? Addition or Subtraction? 

15 - 2 + 8 

Why? 

Subtraction because even though it is listed after Addition in the order of operations we solve addition and subtraction questions in the order they occur from left to right. 

400

4 + 5 + 7 - 3 x 2 = 26

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

400

20 – (5+3) x 2 + 4

8

400

(4 - 1) + (5 x 1) + 9

17

400

How many class points do you currently have? 

27

500

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.

500

10 x 3 + (2 x 8) = 190 

Follow BEDMAS 

multiplication comes before addition 

500

(5 x 4) – 6 ÷ 2 + 9

26

500

2 x (3 x 5) + 10 - 5 

35

500

Challenge...if the entire class is being respectful and attentive throughout this game, you will earn 3 class points.

If you have been doing this, keep it up...if you have not, continue to make positive changes and keep working hard :)

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