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How to do order of operations in math

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Summary: This is a video presentation discussing order of operations in math.

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Difficulty: Moderately Easy
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  1. Step 1

    Do Parentheses first. That means do the mathematical operations in the parentheses first

  2. Step 2

    Do exponents next. That means take care of any powers and multiply them next.

  3. Step 3

    Do multiply and divide next. Take care of any multiplying or dividing in the problem at this step. Make sure to do multiplying and dividing from left to right.

  4. Step 4

    The last step is to add or subtract. Add or subtract going from left to right.

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