PEMDAS Rule for Order of Operations

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What is the acronym for the order of operations in arithmetic?

PEMDAS

In the order of operations, what does 'M' stand for?

Multiplication

Which operation takes precedence over multiplication in the order of operations?

Exponents

What does 'D' stand for in the order of operations?

Division

According to the order of operations, which should be calculated first: 5 + 3 * 2?

What should be calculated first according to the order of operations: 4 - (6 / 2)?

4 - (6 / 2)

What does 'A' stand for in the order of operations?

Addition

Which operation takes precedence over subtraction in the order of operations?

( ) Parentheses

'E' in PEMDAS stands for what operation?

( ) Exponents

'S' in PEMDAS stands for what operation?

Subtraction

Study Notes

Applying the order of operations in arithmetic

The PEMDAS rule

Order of operations, or PEMDAS ( parentheses, es ( or 2 or 3 or 1 or 0 or - or **. or / or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or - or **-

Test your understanding of the PEMDAS rule (parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction) in arithmetic. This quiz covers applying the order of operations to solve mathematical expressions.

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