Problems that You Should Practice
| Step 1 | P | Parentheses (This means the operations inside the parentheses, not distribution) |
| Step 2 | E | Exponents |
| Step 3 | MD | Multiplication AND Division (Done as they appear left to right.) |
| Step 4 | AS | Addition AND Subtraction (Done as they appear left to right) |
Directions: Please simplify using PEMDAS.
| Step 1 | Do all the operations inside the Parentheses. | |
3(4-7(2))2+2 3(4-14)2+2 3(-10)2+2 |
Note: There are two operations inside the parentheses, multiplication and subtraction. Multiplication will be done before subtraction. | |
| Step 2 | Simplify the Exponents. | |
3(-10)2+2 3(100)+2 |
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| Step 3 | Simplify all Multiplication and Division. | |
3(100)+2 300+2 |
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| Step 4 | Simplify all Additions and Subtractions. | |
300+2 302 |
Problems that You Should Practice
Directions: Please simplify using PEMDAS.
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Directions: Write 1-2 paragraphs that thoroughly address the following.
1. Why do we include the sign of the number with every operation with do? Why is this especially important with multiplication? Include examples either from the problems above or ones that you make up yourself.
1. PEMDAS exercises on mathnotes.com Note: The lessons on the mathnotes site require plug-in found on another web Page. Click here to get to it. Read the instructions, and install Interact Math. Once you do this click the mathnotes.com link.