What Part of PEMDAS Am I?
I am the part you always do first. What am I?
Parenthesis
5 - 3 + ___ = 8
6
2 x 4 = 4 x 2
Commutative
(3 x 4) - 5 =
7
42 / 6 + 1 = 6
42 / (6 + 1) = 6
I am on the same level as subtraction. What am I?
Addition
___ / (1 x 2) = 2
4
Associative
5 + 4 - 3 =
6
50 / 12 - 2 + 3 = 8
50 / (12 - 2) + 3
I am the last letter in PEMDAS. What am I?
(9 + __) x 2 = 36
9
2 x (3 + 4) = (2 x 3) + (2 x 4)
Distributive
3 + 5 x 8 =
43
4 + 3 x 12 - 6 = 22
4 + 3 x (12 - 6)
I come right before addition and subtraction. What two parts could I be?
Multiplication or Division
(__ / 4) + 8 = 12
16
Rewrite 7 x 23 using the distributive property.
(7 x 20) + (7 x 3)
7 (20 + 3)
(5 x 6) / 3 =
48 + 1 / 7 = 4 + 3
(48 + 1) / 7 = 4 + 3
You do not use me in 5th grade very much. What am I?
Exponents
100 = 4 + (12 x ___)
8
Rewrite (25 x 13) x 4 so that it is easier to solve. Which properties did you use?
(25 x 4) x 13
Commutative and Associative
63 / 9 x 7 =
49
7 - 1 + 8 / 2 = 7
((7 - 1) + 8) / 2