Back-to-school math: Order of operations

Question 1

Which operation should be completed FIRST to find the value of the expression?

Accepted Answer

16 − 6

Answer

6 + 4

Answer

I don't remember!

Answer

It doesn’t matter!

Question 2

Which operation should be completed FIRST to find the value of the expression?

Accepted Answer

20 ÷ 5

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5 • 2

Answer

I don't remember!

Answer

It doesn’t matter!

Question 3

Which operation should be completed FIRST to find the value of the expression?

Accepted Answer

8 • 9

Answer

9 − 2

Answer

I don't remember!

Answer

It doesn’t matter!

Question 4

Which operation must be completed FIRST to find the value of the expression?

Accepted Answer

It doesn’t matter!

Answer

6 + 9

Answer

9 + 3

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I don't remember!

Question 5

True or false? $8\div2$ should be completed FIRST to find the value of the expression.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 6

Which operations should be completed FIRST to find the value of the expression?

Accepted Answer

Multiply OR divide, in order, from LEFT to RIGHT

Answer

Add OR subtract, in order, from LEFT to RIGHT

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Add OR subtract, in order, from RIGHT to LEFT

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Multiply OR divide, in order, from RIGHT to LEFT

Question 7

Which choice is equivalent to the given expression?

Accepted Answer

24 − 6 + 6

Answer

24 − 12 ÷ 8

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24 − 12

Answer

Not here!

Question 8

Which choice best describes the mistake?

Accepted Answer

The student should NOT have added 4 and 1.

Answer

The student should NOT have multiplied 2 and 4.

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The student should NOT have started in the grouping symbols.

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Mistake?!? The work is CORRECT!

Question 9

Use the correct order of operations to simplify the expression.

Accepted Answer

Did I miss something?!? NONE of these answers are correct!

Answer

5

Answer

41

Answer

50

Question 10

Which choice best describes the mistake?

Accepted Answer

Mistake?!? The work is CORRECT!

Answer

The student should NOT have divided 20 and 4.

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The student should NOT have multiplied 6 and 5.

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The student should NOT have added 5 and 30.

Question 11

Which choice is equivalent to the given expression?

Accepted Answer

5 + 6 • 15

Answer

11 • 7 + 8

Answer

5 + 42 + 8

Answer

11 • 15

Question 12

Which choice is equivalent to the given expression?

Accepted Answer

[10 − 8] • 7

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5 + 21

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[5 + 3] • 7

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I don't see an equivalent expression here!

Question 13

True or false? The value of the given expression is 14.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 14

Which choice is equivalent to the given expression?

Accepted Answer

12 − [30] ÷ 6

Answer

12 − [22] ÷ 6

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22 ÷ 6

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I don't see an equivalent expression here!

Question 15

What is the value of the given expression?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

5

Answer

6

Answer

Not here!

Question 16

Use the correct order of operations to simplify the expression.

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

9

Answer

25

Answer

Uh oh... my answer isn't here...

Question 17

Which expression does NOT simplify to a value of 6?

Accepted Answer

(B)

Answer

(A)

Answer

(C)

Answer

EVERY problem here simplifies to an answer of 6!

Question 18

Which expression does NOT simplify to a value of 10?

Accepted Answer

(C)

Answer

(A)

Answer

(B)

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EVERY problem here simplifies to an answer of 10!

Question 19

Use the correct order of operations to simplify the expression.

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

9

Answer

5

Answer

3

Question 20

Which describes your understanding of applying the correct order of operations?

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I'm an EXPERT!

Accepted Answer

I'm beginning to remember this!

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I forgot quite a bit of this since I last learned it!

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HELP!