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Math Exercise 9 THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS

The document explains the order of operations in calculations, known as BIDMAS: Brackets, Indices, Dividing and Multiplying, and Adding and Subtracting. It emphasizes that division and multiplication, as well as addition and subtraction, can be performed in any order within their respective categories but are typically done from left to right. Three examples illustrate how to apply these rules to arrive at the correct answers.

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Math Exercise 9 THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS

The document explains the order of operations in calculations, known as BIDMAS: Brackets, Indices, Dividing and Multiplying, and Adding and Subtracting. It emphasizes that division and multiplication, as well as addition and subtraction, can be performed in any order within their respective categories but are typically done from left to right. Three examples illustrate how to apply these rules to arrive at the correct answers.

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THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS (BIDMAS)

There is a correct order to do calculations in, this is so everyone does calculations in the same
way. When we do calculations we need to do them in the correct order.

The order of operations is:


1) Brackets
2) Indices
3) Dividing and Multiplying
4) Adding and Subtracting

Dividing and Multlipying are in the same line - they can be done in any order.
Adding and Subtracting are also on the same line - they can be done in any order but it is
usually easier to do them from left to right.

Example 1:
3+5×4

We have no brackets and no indices.


We will start with the multiplication
5 × 4 = 20
So we now have 3 + 20
3 + 20 = 23

3 + 5 × 4 = 23

Example 2:
(2 + 7)² - 11

We start with the brackets.


2+7=9
So we now have 9² - 11
Next is the indices
9² = 81
So now we have 81 - 11
81 - 11 = 70

(2 + 7)² - 11 = 70

Example 3:
30 - 36 ÷ 3 + 5

We have no brackets or indices, so we start with the division


36 ÷ 3 = 12
So we now have 30 - 12 + 5
Next we have the addition and subtraction. It is easiest to do this from left to right (If we did
the addition first it would be -12 + 5 = -7).
30 - 12 = 18
18 + 5 = 23

30 - 36 ÷ 3 + 5 = 23

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