Order of Operations

BEDMAS

1

What does the "B" in BEDMAS stand for?

Brackets

2

What does the "M" in BEDMAS stand for?

Multiplication

3

What does the "A" in BEDMAS stand for?

Addition

4

What does the "E" in BEDMAS stand for?

Exponents

5

How do you decide whether to do addition or subtraction first?

Left to Right

Easy

1

16 + 9 =

25

2

12 - 4 = 

8

3

(2+6) x 5 =

40

4

72/4 x 2 =

36

5

40 - (3 x 8) = 

16

Medium

1

7 + 4 x 3 =

19

2

10 - 2 x 3 =

4

3

(3² - 5) x 7 =

28

4

18/2 + 10 x 18 = 

189

5

(4 - 3) x 5 + 1 =

6

Hard

1

(3² + 3) x 2 =

24

2

18 - 6 / 2 x 4

6

3

(3 + 1 x 9)² - 4² =

128

4

4² + (8 - 2)² x 2 = 

88

5

(3 x (3 + 2)) + 6 x 2

27