The What's, Why's, and When's of Order of Operations

I. What is the Order of Operations? PEMDAS- Parenthesis, Exponents,

Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

Imagine driving your vehicle to go to work or school. Suddenly, you start hearing
a loud constant noise from the back side of
your vehicle. You park your car to the side of
the road to check what is happening and you
find out your vehicle has a flat tire. You must
get to work or school as soon as possible, so
there is no choice to wait for help. You decide
to change the flat tire. List the steps you must
take to change the flat tire of your vehicle.
Remember about safety!

List steps to change a flat tire:

a. Get the tools from your car trunk that you are going to need
b. Loose the bolts
c. Lift up the car
d. Remove the bolts
e. Replace the flat tire
f. Put the bolts back on
g. Tighten the bolts
h. See if the bolts shift
i. Bring back down the car
j. Pack up and go

This example illustrates the concept of order of operations. Explain in your own
words what the order of operations is.

Answer: The order of operation is the sequence in which the various operations in a
mathematical expression are to be evaluated
II. Why we need the Order of Operations?

Read the following comic strip:

Based on the comic strip, explain why we need the order of operations.

Answer: We need order of operations so that everyone comes with the same
solution.
 III. When do we use Order of Operations?

Write an expression that simplifies to 3. Your expression must

contain exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, and at least one
set of parenthesis. Explain the process you would use to simplify the expression.
Use Equation Editor to write and simplify the expression.

Reference:

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32+6÷29-3-24

32+6÷29-3-24

9+6÷26-24

9+36-24

9+18-24

27-24