PEMDAS (simple)
PEMDAS (complex)
Vocabulary
Order of Operations
"Mathe-nese"
Translating
100

5 - 3 + 2 =

4

100

6 - [5 x (3-2)] =

1

100

EXPRESSION is another word for...

Equation

100

P stands for _________.

 Parentheses, or grouping symbols.

100

"Less than" means what operation?

Subtraction

100

Translate: Two times six.

2 x 6

200
(10 - 2) x 5 =
40
200

(11 – 6) + 2 x 4

13
200

EVALUTATE is another word for...

Solve

200

What saying do we use to remember PEMDAS?

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.

200

"Increased" means...

Addition

200

Translate: One more than three times five.

3 x 5 + 1

OR

1 + 3 x 5

300

54/6 - 4 =

5

300

(9 x 2 – 8) + 10

20

300

To interpret, or change from one language to another.

Translate

300

What are the 2 pairs of operations that we have to look for at the same time?

Multiplication/Division

Addition/Subtraction

300

"Separated" means ...

Division

300

Translate: Two less than twenty split into two.

20 ÷ 2 - 2

400

(4 - 2) x (7 - 4) =

6

400

[(6 + 20) ÷ 2 – 1] - 8 =

4

400

The numbers we multiply together to get a product are called ______ .

Factors

400

What is the MOST important thing to remember when looking for multiplication/division or addition/subtraction?

Solve from Left to Right.

400

"Is" means...

Equal

400

Translate: 4 times the sum of 5 and 6.

4 x (5 + 6)

500
10 - 3 x 2 + 4 =
8
500

12 + 6 ÷ (1 + 4 x 2) - 0 x 2 =

2

500

We use PEMDAS to tell us the _____  __  ______.

Order of Operations

500

What are the 2 ways division can be shown?

With a  ÷  symbol OR a fraction.

500

What are operations?

+ - x ÷ 

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division

500

Translate AND Solve: The quotient when 6 times 6 is distributed by 12.

3 = (6 x 6) ÷ 12