PEMDAS (Order of Operations)

Word Stuff

100

Give the correct order of operations.

Groupings, Exponents, Multiplication OR Division, Addition OR Subtraction

200

Why is it important to know PEMDAS as a mathematician?

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

300

What does "g" stand for in GEMS?

Groupings

400

Tell what 5 ³ really means.

It means 5 x 5 x 5

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.

Distance and Difference

100

What is the DIFFERENCE between 20 and 35

-15

200

What is the DISTANCE between 20 and -15

35

300

If a fish is swimming 5 feet below sea level and a bird is flying 23 feet above sea level, what is their DISTANCE?

28 feet

400

What is the difference between the plane and the bird if the plane is 35 feet in the air and the bird is 10 feet in the air?

25 feet

500

What is the difference between difference and distance? 

Difference is subtracting and distance is always positive!

Solve

100

3 + 4 x 5

23

200

7 + (2 x 4) - 1

14

300

56 ÷ (4+4) + 3²

16

400

20 – (5+3) x 2 + 4

8

500

(5 x 4) – 6 ÷ 2 + 9

26

Solve

100

14 - 2 x 7

0

200

49 ÷ (3+4) + 5²

32

300

5 + 14 ÷ 2 × 5

40

400

(4-1)² + (5+ 1)²

45

500

1² + 2² x 3² - 4²

21

Wild Cards

100

What is Ms. Khan's Cat's names?

Mavis and Gizmo

200

What is miles per hour if you are traveling 200 miles in 10 hours

20 mph

300

What is our Principal's name?

Mrs. Driend

400

What is 17.5 x 6?

105

500

What is the capital of Germany?

Berlin