Order of Operations

Order of Operations

5th Grade · Math · 30 min

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Learning Objective

I can evaluate numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets, or braces and write simple expressions that record calculations

  • 1

    The order of operations is a set of rules that mathematicians and scientists use to ensure everyone arrives at the same answer.

  • 2

    The order of operations is: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction.

  • 3

    When two operations are on the same level, like multiplication and division, you solve from left to right.