Order of Operations
Grade 5•45 minutes•5.CE.4 The student will simplify numerical expressions with whole numbers using the order of operations.
Learning Objective
I can describe the first, second, and third steps for solving a multi-operation numerical expression.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Explain the acronym PMDAS/GMDAS and what each letter represents in the order of operations.
2. What is the first step in simplifying the expression 12 + (6 - 2) × 3? Explain why.
3. Simplify the following expression, showing each step: 24 ÷ 4 + 3 × 2
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