Order of Operations (STUDENT NOTES)
Order of Operations (STUDENT NOTES)
•cubed (power of 3)
• Any number to the power of
zero
is equal to one.
• In order to evaluate a power, it is helpful
to write out the repeated multiplication
problem
Examples:
2
4
¿ 2 ∙ 2∙ 2 ∙ 2=16
5
3
¿ 5 ∙ 5 ∙5=125
9
2
¿ 9 ∙ 9 =81
Evaluate the following powers.
3
𝐴¿6¿
2
𝐵¿7¿
5
𝐶 ¿3¿
0
𝐷¿5¿
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Step 1:
Evaluate expressions inside _______________
Step 2:
Evaluate powers (_______________)
Step 3:
Multiply and Divide from __________________
Step 4:
Add and _____________ from left to right
Examples to Practice
#1
25 – 8 2 + 3 2
#2
5 2(18 12 4)
2 17
7 1
Compare 2 7
and 7 2
Given c = 3 and d =
5
Compare (cd) with
2
cd 2
#3)
2
13 7 7
9 20 4 16
#4) 𝟒 (𝟑+𝟓)𝟐 − 𝟐• 𝟕
Extra
35 2 3
2 8 3 (1 2) 3 2 (5 1)
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