Definition
Order of Operations: The rules of which calculation comes first in an expression
Summary
How To
Steps: 1. Answer problems in the parentheses (treat that as its own problem) 2. Then simplify any exponents 3. Do any multiplication or division, left to right 4. Do addition and subtraction, left to right Remember this is using PEMDAS(Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally)
Order of Operations: The rules of which calculation comes first in an expression
Summary
How To
Steps:
1. Answer problems in the parentheses (treat that as its own problem)
2. Then simplify any exponents
3. Do any multiplication or division, left to right
4. Do addition and subtraction, left to right
Remember this is using PEMDAS(Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally)
Example: (2+6)÷2x3-6+9 ...8÷2x3-6+9 ....4x3-6+9 .....12-6+9 .......6+9 ........15