READING: Academic Mathematics aa | Operations Mnemonics and the Order of Operations ‘The mnemonic Please Excuse My Dear Aunt 5 5 ti Sally tells the order in which to perform the work Mrsmonie Operation in an equation with multiple operations. The first Please Parentheses letter in each word of the mnemonic stands for ‘one operation. if you can memorize the mnemonic, Excuse Exponents you'll be able to work equations much more quickly My Multiplication ‘and accurately. The chart at right shows each word — in the mnemonic and the corresponding math Dear Division operation. Aunt ‘Addition Sally jubtraction Let's look at the equation at right. Does the y ae order in which you perform the operations matter? It certainly does, because you'll get different answers depending on the order you use. For 150 + 30x 4? (20 = 5) everyone to reach the same answer, they have to work with the same order. That's why its important to remember the mnemonic and follow the order of operations. 150 + 30x 4? (20+ 5) =n 150 + 30x 4-4 The first letter of the mnemonic is P for parentheses, In any equation, first complete the order of operations inside parentheses. Here, it's division. 150 +30x4-4=n 150 + 30x 16-4=n The second letter in the mnemonics E which stands for exponents, so evaluate exponents next. In this example, 4? is equal to 4 x 4, or 16, 150+30x 16-4=n Mand D are next and stand for multiplication 150 + 480 -4= and division. Always do these from left to right and in the order in which they appear. Aand S stand for addition and subtraction, the teenie final operations. Follow the order from left to right. 630-4=n | 626 =n Ce UND haleg eONTE “©The Contiertal Press, nc. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL.READING: Academic Mathematics Operations 1. Read the selection on page 64 again and look at the chart that shows the order of operations. Which operation would you perform after division? @®) Parentheses Multiplication © Addition © Exponents (ES UNIT 2 Reaaing | | 65 | ‘© The Continental Press Inc. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL.FOLDER READING: Academic Mathematics Operations 2. Look at the following equation. Which operation will you perform first? 200 — (10 + 2) + 40x 32 =n 3. Here is an equation that does not have parentheses or exponents. Which operation will you perform first? 160+ 120-15x4=n 160+ 4 160 + 120 1S x4 @G@eGo0O®e@ 120-15 iin ‘©The Continental Press, nc. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL.READING: Academic Mathematics Operations 4, What would happen if people did not always follow the order of operations when solving a math problem? @®)_No one would ever have the correct answer. The answers would be the same anyway. © _ only half of the answers would be correct. @®)_ Many answers would be incorrect. (ee ‘@ The Continental Press, Inc. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL.