Order of Operations

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Objective

I can solve math problems with multiple operations by following the order of operations (PEMDAS).

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Warm-up video

Professor Dave Explains · 4:22Vetted channel

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Practice

7 questions

1

Explain why it is important to have a standard order of operations in mathematics.

2

What does PEMDAS stand for, and how does it help you solve math problems?

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Exit ticket

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Evaluate: 18 ÷ (2 + 4) × 3 - 1 Evaluate: 5² + 3 × (8 - 2) ÷ 2

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