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What does please excuse your dear aunt sally mean?
you farted;/
What does pretty please your dear aunt sally stand for?
It's actually Please Excuse my Dear Aunt Sally... Parentheses Exponents Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction :) It's a little ditty for 3rd and 4th graders when they are taught Order of Operations. I still use it too!
What are The steps to completing a math problem that has more than one operation?
1st step: ???? Its call PEMDAS ( please excuse my dear aunt sally) P= parenthesis ( ) E= exponents M= multiplication D= Division A= Addition S= Subtraction You always solve left to right and start with any ( ) and then exponents, mult, division ECT.....
What six letters represent the order of operations in math?
Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction (remember that multiplication and division occur at the same time starting at the left and moving right and the same is true of addition and subtraction. So the six letters: PEMDAS Which is commonly expressed as Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally or Purple Elephants Marching Down A Street.
What does it mean when a number is in parentheses in math?
It means you have to solve the problem in parentheses first. ex: 2X4+5= 13; 2X (4+5) = 18. The answer is different because you have to solve the problem in the Order of Operations. 1) Parentheses 2) Exponents like 22 3) Multiplication 4) Division 5) Addition 6) Subtraction PEMDAS or Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.
