Order of Operations Practice

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📚 Part 1: Basic PEMDAS Practice

Remember PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division (left to right), Addition/Subtraction (left to right)

1. Evaluate: 8 + 2 × 5

Answer: __________

2. Evaluate: 15 - 3 × 4

Answer: __________

3. Evaluate: (6 + 4) × 3

Answer: __________

4. Evaluate: 12 ÷ 3 + 7

Answer: __________

Instructions: Show each step clearly. Remember to handle exponents before multiplication and division!

5. Evaluate: 6 + 4 × 2²

Answer: __________

6. Evaluate: (5 + 3) × (12 ÷ 4)

Answer: __________

7. Evaluate: 3 + 6 × (5 + 4) ÷ 3²

Answer: __________

8. Evaluate: 9 - 3² + 1 × 5

Answer: __________

Challenge yourself! These problems have multiple operations and nested parentheses. Take your time and check each step.

9. Evaluate: (4 + 3) × 2³ - 6 ÷ 2

Answer: __________

10. Evaluate: 12 ÷ (2²) + 7 × (3 - 1)

Answer: __________

11. Evaluate: 5 × (8 - 6)² + 15 ÷ 3 - 2

Answer: __________

12. Reflection: Explain in your own words why following the order of operations is important in mathematics.