Use the Language of Algebra
Read the section beginning with "Simplify Expressions Using the Order of Operations". Pay special attention to the rules for performing multi-step calculations.
Many students remember the order of operations using the silly phrase Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally, where the first letter of each word corresponds to a mathematical operation: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction.
Do Examples
2.8–2.12 and check your answers. If you need additional practice, you can do Try It exercises 2.15–2.24.
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