Order of operations is the order in which to evaluate different operations. The order of operations is critical to solving different algebraic problems. Without it people will get different answers when there is no right one because there is no correct order to interpret an expression. In order of operations you evaluate from left to right in the following order You may remember this as "Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally" Parentheses Exponents Multiplication &…showed first 75 words of 189 total…

…showed last 75 words of 189 total…you can change the order when you want something different. Multiplication does not always come before division and addition does not always come before subtraction. For example if you have a expression like 8 ¸ 4 x 7 - 5 + 3 Since multiplication & division comes first you solve 8 ¸ 4 x 7 Which we end up with 2 x 7. If you had done multiplication first you would have ended up with 8 ¸ 28 which is wrong!