Definition

The order for solving operations in expressions with more than one operation.


Summary

How To

Follow PEMDAS (
Please excuse my dear aunt Sally)


1. Parentheses
2. Exponents
3. Multiplication Division
4. Addition Subtraction
Steps




Easy Problems

3+4×1=7


Medium Problems

16÷4×(4+9)=12


Hard Problems

(4+5)6×6 = 40




Pictures




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Order of operations example. Online Image.http://www.coolmath.com/prealgebra/05-order-of-operations/images/order-of-operations-05-03.gif

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http://www.rblewis.net/technology/EDU506/WebQuests/pemdas/arg-d-50-trans2.gif (online image)10/16/09


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