Practice with Order of Operations

The order that operations are to be performed (when not clearly identified)
is summarized with the following memory device:

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (PEMDAS)

Do things inside Parentheses first (using PEMDAS, if needed, inside the parentheses).
Then do all Exponents, in order as they occur, going from left to right.
Then do all Multiplications/Divisions (they have equal weight) in order as they occur, going from left to right.
Finally, do all Additions/Subtractions (they have equal weight) in order as they occur, going from left to right.

EXAMPLES:

$-1 + 3\times 5 - 2 = -1 + (3\times 5) - 2 = 12$

$2 - 10\div 5 + 3 = 2 - \frac{10}{5} + 3 = 3$

Master the ideas from this section
by practicing the exercise at the bottom of this page.

When you're done practicing, move on to:
Basic Exponent Practice with Fractions

Feel free to use a pencil and scrap paper to work these problems.
However, do not use your calculator!

(an even number, please)