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 does the E in BPEMDAS stand for?

Exponents 

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 x 5 + 1=11

Correct Answer is 26.

300

3 x 3 - 6 = 0

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

10x10x10

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 x 3

16

400

20 – (5+3) x 2 + 4

8

500

(5 x 4) – 6 ÷ 2 + 9

26

Solve

100

14 - 2 x 7

0

200

5x 5 + (3+4) ÷ 49

32

300

5 + 14 ÷ 2 × 5

40

400

(4-1) + (5+ 1)

9

500

1 x 1 + 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 - 4 x 4 

21

Random Things

100

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

150

200

How many teachers are there teaching in 5th grade?

7

300

What is your teacher's dream job?

School Counselor

400

What is Ms. Garza's favorite food?

Spaghetti 

500

How many years has Ms. Garza been teaching?

5