PEMDAS
What does the P stand for?
Parantheses
Antonio ate 1 pizza on Friday and six over the weekend.
1 + 6
4 x (4 - 2) + 6
14
x
multiplication
What does the E stand for?
Exponents
Yuridia completed 2 Quill lessons each day for 16 days.
2 x 16
14 + 4 x 4 -9
21
-
subtraction
What does the M and D stand for?
Multiplication and Division
At a bake sale, Emily sold 4 cakes for $8 each and 36 muffins for $2 each.
(4 x 8) + (36 x 2)
102 x 4 - 1 + 2
401
split equally
division
What does the A and S stand for?
Addition and Subtraction
Christian has 42 sports books, 85 mystery books, and 70 nature books. He arranges them equally on 7 shelves.
(42 + 85 + 70) / 7
300 - 102 + (3 x 9)
227
+
addition
What should we do first in this expression?
10 / 5 x 2
Division
Leo completed 12 IXLs each for $150 on both Monday and Tuesday.
(12 x 150) x 2
5 x ( (11 - 3) - (13 - 9) )
20
times
multiply