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What does PEMDAS stand for?	Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally)		math-order-of-operations
What does BODMAS stand for?	Brackets, Orders, Division and Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction		math-order-of-operations
Which comes first, parentheses or exponents?	Parentheses		math-order-of-operations
Which is done first, multiplication or division?	Whichever comes first, going left to right		math-order-of-operations
Which is done first, addition or subtraction?	Whichever comes first, going left to right		math-order-of-operations
Is multiplication always done before division?	No. They have equal rank; work left to right		math-order-of-operations
2 + 3 × 4	14		math-order-of-operations
(2 + 3) × 4	20		math-order-of-operations
10 − 2 × 3	4		math-order-of-operations
(10 − 2) × 3	24		math-order-of-operations
8 ÷ 2 × 4	16		math-order-of-operations
8 ÷ (2 × 4)	1		math-order-of-operations
12 − 4 + 2	10		math-order-of-operations
12 − (4 + 2)	6		math-order-of-operations
3² + 4	13		math-order-of-operations
3 × 2²	12		math-order-of-operations
(3 × 2)²	36		math-order-of-operations
5 + 2³	13		math-order-of-operations
20 ÷ 5 + 3	7		math-order-of-operations
20 ÷ (5 + 3)	2.5		math-order-of-operations
6 + 4 ÷ 2	8		math-order-of-operations
(6 + 4) ÷ 2	5		math-order-of-operations
2 × (3 + 4) − 5	9		math-order-of-operations
18 ÷ 3 × 2	12		math-order-of-operations
7 − 3 × 2 + 1	2		math-order-of-operations
4 + 6 × (5 − 3)	16		math-order-of-operations
100 − 5²	75		math-order-of-operations
3 + 2 × 5²	53		math-order-of-operations
(8 − 2)² ÷ 4	9		math-order-of-operations
2 + 3 × 4 − 5	9		math-order-of-operations
9 − 3 ÷ 3 + 1	9		math-order-of-operations
5 × 4 ÷ 2 + 1	11		math-order-of-operations
−3²	−9 (Square first, then negate)		math-order-of-operations
(−3)²	9		math-order-of-operations
6 ÷ 2(1 + 2)	9 by strict left-to-right; the notation is ambiguous, so write it clearly		math-order-of-operations
Where do roots fit in PEMDAS?	With exponents		math-order-of-operations
Where does the fraction bar fit?	It groups the top and bottom like parentheses		math-order-of-operations
Evaluate (4 + 2) / (5 − 2)	2		math-order-of-operations
Evaluate 2 + |3 − 5|	4 (Absolute value bars group like parentheses)		math-order-of-operations
√16 + 3 × 2	10		math-order-of-operations
Evaluate 5 + 3(2 + 1)²	32		math-order-of-operations