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ReneThe operation is P.E.M.D.A.S., and each letter stands for an operation to use. P - parentheses, E - exponents, M - multiplication, D - division (multiplication and division are equal...so it doesn't matter which direction it is in. This is the same for addition and subtraction), A - addition, S - subtraction. I hope this helped :-)
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Which operation should be performed first according to the order of operations?
In a standard calculation it would be the exponent, also known as the power of. However, the use of brackets can change the order of operations and so sometimes another operation could be done first. Exponents should be processed first, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction. The use of parenthesis brackets can be used to override this default precedence order.
When do you use order of operations?
You use order of operations in equations that have more than one type of operation going on (for example, an equation with parenthesis, addition, and multiplication). You would use order of operations in equations like that so you know which operation to do first.
What professions use order of operations?
No professions use order of operations. It is just a method of solving an equation.
Why do you have to use order of operations for every problem?
Because if you perform the operations in a different order your answer will be wrong.
When the problem is in parenthesis do you use the order of operations to find a solution?
Yes, and parenthesis are the first thing you solve.
