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Order of Operations                       Page 4 of 4

One More PEMDAS Example

What does BEDMAS mean? Is it the same as PEMDAS or BODMAS?
This example has two sets of grouping symbols: parentheses () and brackets [].  When an expression has more than one set of grouping symbols, start with the innermost symbols and work out from there.  In this case, we need to start with the 6 squared inside the inner parentheses.  Once we simplify that, we need to keep simplifying what's inside the brackets next.  This gives you 6 + 4[9].  
At this point, you're left with two operations: addition and multiplication.  Multiplication comes first in the order of operations, so you need to multiply 4 and 9 together first and then add 6 as the last step.
How do you use PEMDAS to simplify an expression?

A common mistake in the example above is to multiply the 3 and 6 together and then square it.  Make sure to remember that exponents come before multiplication.


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