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How do you evaluate algebraic expressions?
Replace the variables with the correct values and calculate using the order of operations
Does the order in which you perform operations in a numerical expression matter?
Yes, unless all of the operations are additions, or all of them are multiplication. Otherwise, changing the order will change the result. The order of operations is determined by parentheses, or if none are present, by the PEDMAS sequence.The order in which mathematical operations must be done has the acronym PEDMAS or PEMDAS. PEDMAS or PEMDAS, no matter how you spell it, gives the correct order for mathematical operations: 1. P - Parentheses, 2. E - Exponents, MD - Multiplication and Division, AS - Addition and Subtraction.
In an order of operations problem if there is a parentheses do the order of operations rules apply in the parentheses?
yes
What is combination of operations on variables and numbers called?
the order of operations
Why is it important to apply order of operations when evaluating expressions?
If you change the order of operations, you will get a different result. The person who wrote the expression had a specific order of operations in mind (using generally-accepted rules), so arbitrarily using some other order of operations is, quite simply, wrong.
