PEMDAS (Order of Operations)

Vocabulary

100

Give the correct order of operations.

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication OR Division (from left to right), Addition OR Subtraction (from left to right)

200

What are the parts that make up a power (ex. 3⁴⁾ and what do they tell you?

The base (big number) tells you what number you're multiplying (3) and the exponent (little number) tells you how many times you multiple it by itself (4 times).

300

What is a perfect square? What is the exponent?

The square of whole numbers (integers) only. The exponent is always 2.

400

What multiplication statement does 5 ³ represent?

5 x 5 x 5

500

Define sum, difference, product, and quotient.

The sum is the answer to an addition problem. The difference is the answer to a subtraction problem. The product is the answer to a multiplication problem. The quotient is the answer to a division problem.

Fix the Mistake

100

9 - 3 x 2=12

9 - 6 = 3

200

5 ² + 1=11

25 + 1 = 26

300

3²  - 6 = 0

9 - 6 = 3

400

4 + 5 + 7 - 3 x 2 = 26

4 + 5 +7 - 6 = 10

500

10 ³  = 30

10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000

Solve Pt. 1

100

3 + 4 x 5

23

200

7 + (36 ÷ 4) x 13

124

300

56 ÷ (4+4) + 3²

16

400

144 – (5+3)² x 2 + 4

20

500

(7 x 8) – 6³ ÷ 9 + 9

41

Solve Pt. 2

100

14 - 2 x 7

0

200

49 ÷ (3+4) + 5²

32

300

5 + (63 ÷ 9)² × 3

152

400

(4 x 2)² + (108 ÷ 12)² - 30

115

500

(2³ x 15) - (4³ ÷ 8) 

112

Trivia

100

How many students are there in Miss Tran's and Mr. Dowdy's classes all together?

52

200

Where is Miss Tran originally from?

California

300

What is Miss Tran's cat's name?

Ozzy

400

What is Miss Tran's favorite food?

Pizza!

500

Where did Miss Tran go to college?

University of California Santa Barbara
or Arizona State University