Order of Operations and Exponents

Flashcards for reviewing Order of Operations and Exponents.

Order of Operations

A rule that tells you the sequence to follow when you are performing operations in a mathematical expression.

PEMDAS

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right)

Exponent

The exponent of a number says how many times to use the number in a multiplication.

Base

The number that is multiplied when using an exponent.

Parentheses Rule

Parentheses ALWAYS goes first.

Exponents Rule

Exponents come before Multiplication/Division and Addition/Subtraction.

Multiplication and Division Rule

Do the problems from left to right.

Addition and Subtraction Rule

Do the problems from left to right.

Exponents

Repeated Multiplication

Square Root

A value that can be multiplied by itself to give the original number.