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Unit 16 The Laws of Arithmetic

Glossary
Associative law
when more than two numbers are added or multiplied, you can do the calculations in any order. For
example:

brackets a pair of symbols ( ) used to enclose sections of a mathematical expression. For example:

commutative law when two numbers are added or multiplied, you can do the calculation in any
order. For example: 7 + 4 = 4 + 7 = 11 and 7 × 5 = 5 × 7 = 35

distributive law when two numbers are multiplied, you can break the multiplication fact into a sum
of two other multiplication facts. For example:

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Bodmas stands for B-Brackets, O-Orders (powers/indices or roots), D-Division, M-Multiplication,


A-Addition, S-Subtraction.
The BODMAS rule states that division and multiplication must be done before addition and
subtraction in any mathematical example. And if there are brackets (or parentheses) and orders
(of powers or roots), these must be done first of all.
For example 47 + 54 ÷ 9 the answer is 53 not 11.2r.

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3 x (2 + 4) + 52
The correct answer is 43.
The BODMAS rule states we should calculate the Brackets first (2 + 4 = 6), then the Orders (52 =
25), then any Division or Multiplication (3 x 6 (the answer to the brackets) = 18), and finally
any Addition or Subtraction (18 + 25 = 43).

5–2+6÷3
The correct answer is 5.
The division must be completed first (6 ÷ 3 = 2) which then leaves addition and subtraction; as
both are of the same importance, we can then work from left to right. 5 – 2 + 2 (the answer to 6
÷ 3) = 5.

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