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SPEC 107: TEACHING MATH IN THE PRIMARY GRADES

Lesson ORDER OF OPERATIONS


6 WITH EXPONENTS

Problem: Evaluate this arithmetic expression: 18 + 36 ÷ 32

Rule 1: Simplify all operations inside parentheses.

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

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

However, the problem above includes an exponent, so we cannot solve it


without revising our rules.

Rule 1: Simplify all operations inside parentheses.

Rule 2: Simplify all exponents, working from left to right.

Rule 3: Perform all multiplications and divisions, working from left to right.

Rule 4: Perform all additions and subtractions, working from left to right.

We can solve the problem above using our revised order of operations.

Problem: Evaluate this arithmetic expression: 18 + 36 ÷ 32

Solution:

18 + 36 ÷ 32 = 18 + 36 ÷ 9 Simplify all exponents (Rule 2)


18 + 36 ÷ 9 = 18 + 4 Division (Rule 3)
18 + 4 = 22 Addition (Rule 4)

Let's look at some other examples that involve our new rules for order of operations.

Example 1: Evaluate 52 x 24

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Solution:

52 x 24 = 25 x 24 Simplify all exponents,


working from left to right
25 x 24 = 25 x 16 (Rule 2)

25 x 16 = 400 Multiplication (Rule 3)

Example 2: Evaluate 289 - (3 x 5)2

Solution:

Simplify all
operations inside
289 - (3 x 5)2 = 289 - 152
parentheses (Rule
1)
Simplify all
289 - 152 = 289 - 225
exponents (Rule 2)
Subtraction (Rule
289 - 225 = 64
4)

Example 3: Evaluate 8 + (2 x 5) x 34 ÷ 9

Solution:

Simplify all
8 + (2 x 5) x 34 ÷ 9 = 8 + 10 x 34 ÷ 9 operations inside
parentheses (Rule 1)
Simplify all
8 + 10 x 34 ÷ 9 = 8 + 10 x 81 ÷ 9
exponents (Rule 2)
8 + 10 x 81 ÷ 9 = 8 + 810 ÷ 9 Perform all
multiplications and
divisions, working
8 + 810 ÷ 9 = 8 + 90 from left to right
(Rule 3)
8 + 90 = 98 Addition (Rule 4)

Example 4: An interior decorator charges $15 per square foot to lay a carpet, and an
installation fee of $150. If the room is square and each side measures 12 feet, how
much will it cost to carpet it?

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Solution: If one side of the square-shaped room is 12 feet, then the area of the
room is (12 feet)2.

15 x 122 + 150 = 15 x 144 + 150 Simplify all exponents (Rule 2)

15 x 144 + 150 = 2,160 + 150 Multiplication (Rule 3)

2,160 + 150 = 2,310 Addition (Rule 4)

Answer: It will cost $2,310 to carpet this room.

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DIPOLOG CITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY


National Highway, Minaog, Dipolog City
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
HEI Unique Institutional Identifier: 09047

SPEC 107: Teaching Mathematics in the Primary Grades


Activity No. 7

Name:_______________________________ Date:____________ Score:__________

Perform the indicated operations.

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