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Order of Operations Answer Key

Use PEMDAS to evaluate expressions with multiple operations.

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PEMDAS

Q1.What does PEMDAS stand for?

Answer

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division (left to right), Addition/Subtraction (left to right).

Q2.Solve: 3 + 4 × 2

Answer

3 + 8 = 11. Multiply before adding.

Q3.Solve: (3 + 4) × 2

Answer

7 × 2 = 14. Parentheses first.

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Q4.Solve: 20 ÷ 4 × 5

Q5.Solve: 10 - 3 + 2

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