Order of operations PEMDAS Chart
The Order of operations is a collection of rules that define which procedures to perform first in order to evaluate a given mathematical expression.
| Mnemonic | Expansion | Order of Operations | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEMDAS | Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally | which do you do first? | = (2 + 7 ) + 4 ? 3 - 10 Answer = 11 |
| P | P stands for Parentheses | First | Do Parenthesis: = 9 + 4 ? 3 - 10 |
| E | E stands for Exponents | Second | N/A for this example |
| M | M stands for Multiply | Third | Do Multiplication = 9 + 12 - 10 |
| D | D stands for Division | Fourth | N/A for this example |
| A | A stands for Add | Fifth | Do Addition = 21 - 10 |
| S | S stands for Subtraction | Sixth | Do Subraction = 11 |
*N/A - Not Applicable
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