Order of Operations

Grade 545 minutes5.CE.4 The student will simplify numerical expressions with whole numbers using the order of operations.

Learning Objective

I can simplify expressions with up to five whole numbers and four operations using the order of operations.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain why it is important to have an agreed-upon order of operations in mathematics.

2. What is the first step in simplifying the expression 12 + (3 × 5) - 4 according to the order of operations?

3. Simplify the expression: 18 ÷ 3 + 2 × 4

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Math Antics - Order Of Operations

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