PEMDAS (Order of Operations)

Word Stuff

100

Give the correct order of operations.

Parentheses, 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 is the saying we use to remember the correct Order of Operations?

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.

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.

Fix my Mistake

100

9 - 3 x 2=12

Correct answer is 3. Do x then -, not - then x.

200

5 ² + 1=11

5 ² = 25, not 10. Correct Answer is 26.

300

3² - 6 = 0

3 ² = 9, not 6. Correct answer is 3

400

4 + 5 + 7 - 3 x 2 = 26

You need to follow PEMDAS and do x first. Correct answer is 10.

500

10 ³ = 30

10 ³ = 10 x 10 x10, which is 1000, not 30.

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

0

0

200

I don't go blah blah blah

yes you do

300

steak steak steak and let it hit the breaks

steak

400

6

9

500

1² + 2² x 3² - 4²

21

Potent Potables

100

How many students are in 5th grade at our school?

what is 73

200

How many teachers are there teaching fifth grade?

what is 15

Ski, Russell, Radtke, Simons, Sizemore, Alverson, Kelly Mohan, Corradi, Hancock, Nawor, Heller, McKinley, Parlanti, & Puckett

300

What is your teacher's dog's name? 

What is Maverick

400

What is 17.5 x 6?

what is 105

500

What is the capital of Germany?

Berlin