Word Stuff
Give the correct order of operations.
Brackets, Exponents, Division OR Multiplication, Addition OR Subtraction
9 - 3 x 2=12
Correct answer is 3. Do x then -, not - then x.
How many students are in our class?
21
Why is it important to know BEMDAS as a mathematician?
So everyone can solve every problem the same (correct) way.
2 x (5 + 1) =11
Correct answer is 12.
5 + 1 first, then multiply by 2. Not 2 x 5 first - (you can't pull a number out of a bracket).
49 ÷ (3+4) + (5 x 5)
32
How many teachers are there teaching grade 6 Advisory classes at our school?
5 (Mrs Tuters, Ms Wiens, Mme Gazel, Mme Ptak, Mme Porter)
Which operation is not in the curriculum in Grade 6 (or 7)?
Exponents.
3 + 12 x 2 - 6 = 24
Correct answer is 19.
12 x 2 first (not 3 + 12 first)
56 ÷ (4+4) + 9
16
What are Mme Porter's kids' names? (there are 3 of them...)
Isabelle, Zachary, Desmond
4 + 5 + 7 - 3 x 2 = 26
You need to follow PEMDAS and do x first. Correct answer is 10.
20 – (5+3) x 2 + 4
8
(4-1) x 3 + (5+ 1) x 6
45
What is 0.5 x 6?
3
True or False?
I do Addition first, then Subtraction when solving an equation because that is the order they appear in BEDMAS
False.
I do Addition OR Subtraction in the order they appear, working left to right.
(5 x 4) – 6 ÷ 2 + 9
26
(1 + 2) ÷ 3 + 4
5
What is the order of the first 6 provinces, starting west and going east?
BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec