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The Number System: Fluency, Factors, Multiples
Order of Operations
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Order Of Operations
Introduction
Order of operations is a set of rules that tells the order in which operations must be completed in a mathematical expression. Learning this skill helps students solve expressions correctly and consistently. It is an import...
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Transcript
Kai and Anna were solving a numerical expression: (2 × 4) + 3² + (8 ÷ 2) − 5.
Kai said they should start with the parentheses first.
Anna asked why.
Kai explained that they follow the order of operations, often remembered by the shortcut PEMDAS: parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division from left to right, and additi...
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