Time for BEDMAS!

    If you are ever asked to simplify something like "4 + 2×3", the question that naturally comes up is "Which part do i answer first?"  To eliminate this confusion, we have some rules of precedence, established at least as far back as the 1500s, called the "order of operations". The "operations" are addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponential notations, and grouping.  A simple way to solve these equations, without making yourself go crazy is to follow these rules:

Rule 1:   First perform any calculations inside parentheses.

Rule 2:   Next perform all multiplications and divisions, working from left to right.

Rule 3:   Lastly, perform all additions and subtractions, working from left to right.

All you have to do is remember the acronym Bedmas!

BEDMAS tells us the order which we carry out operations. The B stands for brackets, the E stands for Exponents, D stands for Division, M stands for Multiplication, A stands for Addition and S stands for subtraction.

You can also remember the mnemonic or sentence:

Big Elephants Destroy Mice and Snails.

Let's watch the video from Rob once again, just to make sure we understood what BEDMAS are all about!

Have a great evening!

Miss Lopez