PEMDAS

• The order of operations are parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, and then addition and subtraction
• The order of operations are a set of instructions or rules that need to be followed to work through a problem
• Order of operations

  1. Parentheses

  2. Exponents

  3. Multiplication and division

  4. Addition and subtraction
• When there is a number next to parentheses, it means multiplication
• The order of operations must be followed step-by-step to work through a problem correctly