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 order of operations important in math?

So everyone can solve every problem the same (correct) way.

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.

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) + 3

10

400

20 – (5+3) x 2 + 4

8

500

(5 x 4) – 6 ÷ 2 + 9

26

Solve

100

14 - 2 x 7

0

200

49 ÷ (3+4) + 5

12

300

5 + 14 ÷ 2 × 5

40

400

(4  x 5) + (5+ 1)

25

500

8(7-2) + 2(3+7)

60

Potent Potables

100

How many students are in 5th grade?

15

200

What is Jocelyn's last name?

Urkow

300

How many siblings does Sandy have?

2

400

What is 17 x 6?

102

500

Who is our current premier (2024) in Nova Scotia?

Tim Houston