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Note: When division is written in fraction form, simplify numerator and denominator
separately and then divide.
A
Note: = A ( BC ) = A B C
BC
2(3 2 ) 4(2)
Example 3: = Simplify numerator and denominator
4 3 2
separately; in numerator, exponents before
multiplication and subtraction.
2(9) 4(2)
=
4 3 2
18 8
= Multiplication before subtraction .
46
10
=5 Since division was represented in fraction
2
form, division of numerator by denominator
is done last.
1
Practice Sheet- Order of Operations
Simplify using the order of operations:
(1) ( 8) 11 ( 5) + 7 =
(2) 6 + 5 2 =
(3) 4( 2) + 3(5) =
(4) (5 11) (6 3) =
(5) 2(1 4) + 3( 2 7) =
(6) 6 4 8 =
(7) 32 8 4 =
(8) 48 3 2 2 =
(10) 4 3 2 + 12 3 =
(11) 5 + 3[ 2 + 3 2] =
12 + 8
(12) =
42
62 3 4
(13) =
32 1
(14) 32 + 4 2 =
(15) 2 3
8+4 9 =
(16) 3 2 4(3) + 5 =
2
Solution Key for Order of Operations
(1) 7 (10) 40
(2) 16 (11) 29
(3) 7 (12) 10
(4) 9 (13) 3
(5) 21 (14) 5
(6) 3 (15) 16
(8) 64
(9) 8