| ORDER OF OPERATIONS | ||
| #1 | Parentheses, brackets and _____ are grouping symbols. | fraction bars |
| #2 | Which operation is performed first: 4 + 3 X 5 | multiplication |
| #3 | Which operation is performed last: 10/5 - 3 | division |
| #4 | 10 - 3 + 6 - 2 | 11 |
| #5 | (6 - 2to the 2nd power)(1 + 7) | 16 |
| EVALUATE ORDER OF OPERATIONS | ||
| #1 | 10 + 6 x 8 | 58 |
| #2 | 11(8 + 3 to 2nd power) - 15 | 172 |
| #3 | x = 4, y = 12, z = 9: 3xy - 7 | 137 |
| #4 | x = 4, y = 12, z = 9: (y - x)to 2nd power + 14 | 78 |
| #5 | 27 - 2 X 4 + 3: A)2to 2nd power X 8 - 10; B) (4 to 2nd power + 38) / 3; C) (5 + 3)to 2nd power - 4 | A |
| WHAT OPERATION IS PERFORMED FIRST? | ||
| #1 | 9 + 7 / 2 | division |
| #2 | (12 + 6) / 6 | addition |
| #3 | 6 + 8 / 2 | division |
| #4 | 16 + 3 to 3rd power | exponent |
| #5 | 5 to 2nd power - 12 + 2 | exponent |
| WHAT OPERATION IS PERFORMED LAST? | ||
| #1 | 35 - 20 / 5 | division |
| #2 | (5 - 3)to 3rd power + 12 / 4 | subtraction |
| #3 | 36 / 9 - 4 | division |
| #4 | (5 + 3)to 2nd power - 4 | addition |
| #5 | 12 - 9 / 3 | division |
| EVALUATE THE EXPRESSIONS | ||
| #1 | 2 x 11 / (14 - 3) | 2 |
| #2 | 32 / (11 - 9)to 3rd power - 1 | 3 |
| #3 | 3 X 5 to 2nd power + 2 X 14 | 103 |
| #4 | (5 X 6)to 2nd power + 14 | 914 |
| #5 | 4 X 6to2nd power - 5 + 3 X 14 | 181 |
| Final Question | |
| Which two expressions use the same operations in the same order: A) (8 - 2)to 2nd power / (8 + 4); B) 34 - 2to 2nd power / 3 + 7; C) (30 - 4to 2nd power) / (5 + 2) | B and C |