B.E.D.M.A.S.

B- Brackets ( )

E- Exponents a²
D-Division
M-Multiplication (In order from left to right)
A- Addition
S- Subtraction (In order from left to right)

Eg:

Squared - To multiply a number to itself.

Question Solutions:

/ = divide
* = multiply

1. Annie has been asked to calculate 1.7 + 6/2=___
She claims that the answer is 3.85.
Do you agree? Explain why or why not.

No, I do not agree because what you do first is divide 6 in 2 which is 3. Then you do 1.7 + 3= 4.7
So the correct answer is 4.7.

2. Put brackets in the following expression to get the largest value possible.
What problem solving strategy did you use?
3 * 28+ 6.4 / 4 =___

(3 * 28)+ (6.4 / 4 )=10

3. Create a problem that could be solved using the following expression.
2.5 + 1.25 + 5 * 1.6 =

2.5 + 1.25 + (5 * 1.6) = 9.75

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