Numerical Expressions
Write this numerical expression with numbers:
The sum of 3 and 7 minus 2
3 + 7 - 2
11
What is the first step I solve in the order of operations?
Parentheses
What would I solve first?
(3 + 2) - 1
3 + 2
What are parentheses?
Grouping symbols that look like this: ( )
Write this numerical expression with numbers:
Four less than the product of eleven and three
11 x 3 - 4
20 - (2 x 8)
4
Once I have solved what is inside the parentheses, I should next look to solve...
Exponents
What should I solve first?
40 / 5 x 3
40 / 5
What does product mean?
Answer to a multiplication problem
Write this numerical expression with numbers:
The quotient of thirty-six and six doubled
36 / 6 x 2
90 / 10 - 7
2
What does the M in PEMDAS stand for?
Multiplication
What is the 2nd step in solving this problem?
(3 x 5) / 5 x 6
15 / 5
Describe what the order of operations is.
The way we solve problems. The steps followed in a multi-step problem.
Write this numerical expression with numbers:
Half of the sum of twelve and sixteen, add ten
(12 + 16) / 2 + 10
100 - (10 x 6) + 12
52
True or false: division and multiplication are on the same step, so you solve whichever comes first left to right
True
What is the second step in solving this problem?
(6 x 11) + 12 - 10 x 2
10 x 2
What are exponents?
Small numbers in the corner of a number. They indicate how many times to multiply a number by itself
Write this numerical expression with numbers:
Seven less than triple the product of four and six
(4 x 6) x 3 - 7
(45 / 9) x 3 + (12 + 6)
33
True or false: I solve addition before solving subtraction because A comes before S in PEMDAS
False
What would I do 2nd when solving this expression:
42 / 6 x 7
7 x 7
What does Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally mean/stand for?
PEMDAS - parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition & subtraction