
B-brackets
E -exponents
D-division
M-multiplication
A -addition
S-subtracting
Division and multiplication are equal so witch ever one is first, going left to right is the one you do first.
The same with adition and subtracting they are equal so witch ever one is first, going left to right is the one you do first.
Example
(10-5)x5+5 =
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5x5+5 =
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25+5=
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30
Home work
Annie has asked to calculate 1.7 + 6 ÷ 2. She claims the answer is 3.85. Do you agree? Explain why or why not.
1.7 +6÷ 2
1.7+3 since 6÷ 2= 3
1.7+3=4.7
2. Put brackets in the following expression to get the largest value possible. What problem strategy did you use?
3 x 2.8 + (6.4 ÷ 4)=10
3. Create a problem that could be solved using the following expression.
2.5 + 1.25 + (5 x 1.6)=11.75