In fact, the two operations are completed in the order that they occur from left to right in the question. For example, in PEMDAS, multiplication comes before division which some people incorrectly assumes means that multiplication must be done before division in an order of operations question. More recently, students are being taught the acronym, PEMA, for order of operations, to avoid the confusion inherent in the other acronyms. The fourth and final step is to solve for the addition and subtraction in the order that they appear from left to right. The 'M' and 'D' are interchangeable as one completes the multiplication and division in the order that they appear from left to right. The 'E' refers to exponents all exponents are calculated after the parentheses.
All operations within parentheses get completed first.
The 'P' or 'B' in the acronym stands for parentheses or brackets. Welcome to the order of operations worksheets page at where we definitely follow orders! This page includes Order of Operations worksheets using whole numbers, integers, decimals and fractions.Įlementary and middle school students generally use the acronyms PEMDAS or BEDMAS to help them remember the order in which they complete multi-operation questions.
