Order of Operations

Remember:

Parenthesis (Grouping Symbols)

Exponents

Multiplication and Division - left to right (first come, first served!)

Addition and Subtraction - left to right (first come, first served!)

Which operation would you solve first in this expression? (3 * 4) - 2 + 8/8

Which operation would you solve first in this expression? 3 * (4 - 2) + 8/8

Which operation would you solve first in this expression? 3 * 4 - 2 + 8/8

Solve this expression: 3 x (4 -1)

Solve this expression on a piece of paper, one operation at a time, using Order of Operations: 4 + 8 * 3 - 1