This math skill teaches the order of operations, specifically using simple brackets and exponents. It explains solving expressions by first simplifying the terms inside brackets, then handling exponents, and finally performing addition or subtraction.
Order of operations with simple brackets and exponents
Test your understanding of order of operations brackets and exponents by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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Let's use order of operations to do this calculation
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Brackets are first, so we can simplify 7 minus 5 to 2.
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Next is exponents, so 2 squared becomes 4
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Now we can add to find our answer of 13