What each letter means
Steps of PEMDAS
Find the answer
Find the answer 2
Which comes first
100

what does the letter E mean in PEMDAS

Exponents

100

What comes 2nd in PEMDAS?

Exponents 

100

2 X 5 +4

14

100

9 -3 X 2

3

100

in 42  + (4+7) what comes first?

(4+7) Parentheses

200

what does the letter P mean in PEMDAS

parentheses 

200

What comes 5th in PEMDAS

Addition
200

2^3-10

-2

200

(8-3)^2

25

200

 in 5x 3(10-6) / 3 what comes first

(10-6) Parentheses

300

what does the letter A mean in PEMDAS

addition

300

What comes 1st in PEMDAS

Parentheses 

300

42  + (4+7) 

27

300

(5-3)^2-(2*2)

0

300

100/10+y

Division 

400

what does the letter M mean in PEMDAS

multiplication

400

What comes 3rd in PEMDAS

Multiplication 

400

-7+3 X 5/5 +7

3

400

4- 52

-9

400

24 x 4 + 7-2= 

exponents 

500

Which do we do first: Addition or Subtraction?

Trick question, we do them at the same time (left to right).

500

What comes 4th in PEMDAS

Division

500

(16+22)/4 X -3

-15

500

17 X 22/(3-20)

-4

500

10 x B + 7 

multiplication