Order of Operations with Integers

The Order of Operations is a set of rules that determines the sequence in which calculations are performed in a mathematical expression. The acronym PEMDAS helps remember the order: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

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Divide 16 by 2.

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An exponent indicates how many times a number (the base) is multiplied by itself. For example, in $$2^3$$ , 2 is the base and 3 is the exponent, meaning $$2 \times 2 \times 2$$ .

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Multiplication is the process of adding a number to itself a certain number of times, while division is the process of determining how many times one number is contained within another.

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