PEMDAS
What is the next step?
Word Problems
Add or Subtract
Integers
Absolute Value
Exponents
100

82 - 2 x 30 - 32

This is done first to evaluate the expression.

What is the exponent 32?

100
Would I add or subtract for this word problem?

Sandy bought 0.82 pounds of strawberries and 0.54 pounds of apples. How many more pounds of strawberries did she buy than apples?

What is subtract?

100

Tyrese owns shares of stock in the software company where he works. Last week, the value of the stock fell 256 points. Name the integer.

What is -256?

100

The absolute value of 54.

What is 54?

100

Rewritten with exponents 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 becomes this.

What is 36?

200

The D in PEMDAS stands for this. 

What is Divide?

200

Add or subtract?

Rita and her classmates placed colored blocks on a scale during a science lab. The black block weighed 0.97 pounds and the teal block weighed 0.25 pounds. How much did they weigh combined?

What is add?

200

The quarterback was sacked for a 17-yard loss on the play. Name the integer.

What is -17?

200

The absolute value of -132.

What is 132?

200

Rewritten with exponents 

1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 becomes this.

What is 17?

300

53 X (32 - 16) + 4

The first step required here is this.

What is the 32-16 inside the parantheses?

300

Add or subtract.

Walter bought a candy bar that was 4.92 centimeters long. Then he bit 1.92 centimeters off the end. How long is the candy bar now?

What is subtract?

300


The city of Flat City, Kansas, has an elevation of 0 feet. At sea level, above sea level, or below sea level.

What is at sea level?

300

The larger value between the absolute value of 4 and the absolute value of -7.

What is the absolute value of -7?

300

33 = ?

What is 27?

400

29 - 10 + 13 + 5   

The next step to be completed in this expression.

What is subtract 29 and 10?

400

Solve this one.

Jay bought 5.6 ounces of milk and she drank 4.8 ounces of it. How much is left?

What is 0.8 ounces?

400

An incoming heat wave caused the temperature in Red Valley to raise 28°F. Name the integer.

What is 28?

400

The absolute value of 18 added to the absolute value of -23.

What is 41?

400

1165 = ?

What is 1?

500

(3 - 2)10

What is subtraction because the exponent is outside of the parantheses?

500

Solve this one.

Ivan ran 3.5 miles yesterday and 2.3 miles today. If he wants to run 10 miles by the end of the week, how much farther does he need to run?

What is 4.2 miles?

500

Pascal withdrew $1,000 from his savings account. Name that integer.

What is -1,000?

500

The definition of absolute value

What is the distance from zero?

500

The term used when something is raised to the second power.

What is squared?

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