What is bodmas theorum?

Question

igreen · Answer

Brackets
Order
Multiplication
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction

igreen · Answer

It tells you what comes first..

igreen · Answer

I like PEMDAS better though.

Parenthesis
Exponent
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

igreen · Answer

Does that help? @davidalex

anonymous · Answer

Haha yes, it does. Thanks

igreen · Answer

No problem.

igreen · Answer

Oh, and

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anonymous · Answer

Order of Operations - BODMAS

Operations

"Operations" mean things like add, subtract, multiply, divide, squaring, etc. If it isn't a number it is probably an operation.

But, when you see something like...

7 + (6 × 52 + 3)

... what part should you calculate first? 

Start at the left and go to the right? 
Or go from right to left?

Calculate them in the wrong order, and you will get a wrong answer !

So, long ago people agreed to follow rules when doing calculations, and they are: