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Order of Operation

MODULE
3

OVERVIEW
A pen costs 7.00 while a notebook costs thrice as the cost of the pen. Noel bought 5 notebook
cost of the pen. Noel bought 5 notebooks and 2 pens. He gave the cashier a 200.00 bill. How much
change did he get?

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

A. Simplify a series of operations on whole numbers involving more than two operations using the
PEMDAS or GEMDAS rule (M5NS Id-62.2); and
B. solve word problems involving order of operations.

LEARNING EXPERIENCES & SELF-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES

Activity! Let’s Do
these:
Find a pair. Work on this maze by solving the first item. Find the correct answer out of the
given choices. It will lead you to the next problem to solve.

Start Here
5. 6 + 9 / 3 9. 4 x 7 + 72 / 3
1. 7 – 2 x 3

2. 2 + (27 – 32) / 10. 50 + 36 / 9

6. 82 – 16 /8
3 x2

3. 8 x 10 – 12 / 7. 50 /(12 – 11. 7 + (5 x 42) /

4 8 /4) 16

4. 40 / 22 – (5 – 8. 32 – (18 –
End
3) 6)/2

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a. 15 f. 26 k. 7
b. 8 g. 8 l. 52
c. 77 h. 62 m. 58
d. 1 i. 12 n. 16
e. 5 j. 3

Analysis!
Teacher’s Note:
 Select partner
 Select who will be the leader and result recorder
 Have them follow your direction as you show them the find the answer
Guided Questions:
 What happens to activity?
 Did you find the correct answer?
 Explore this Module! Don’t missed anyone of this pages.

Abstraction!
Let’s Discuss

Order Operation (PEMDAS)

"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?

Warning: Calculate them in the wrong order, and you can get a wrong answer!

So, long ago people agreed to follow rules when doing calculations, and they are:

Order of Operations

Do things in Parentheses First

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4 × (5 + 3) = 4 × 8 = 32

4 × (5 + 3) = 20 + 3 = 23 (wrong)

Exponents (Powers, Roots) before Multiply, Divide, Add or Subtract

5 × 22 = 5×4 = 20

5 × 22 = 102 = 100 (wrong)

Multiply or Divide before you Add or Subtract

2 + 5 × 3 = 2 + 15 = 17

2+5×3 = 7×3 = 21 (wrong)

Otherwise just go left to right

30 ÷ 5 × 3 = 6 × 3 = 18

30 ÷ 5 × 3 = 30 ÷ 15 = 2 (wrong)

How Do I Remember It All ... ? PEMDAS !

P Parentheses first

E Exponents (ie Powers and Square Roots, etc.)

MD Multiplication and Division (left-to-right)

AS Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right)

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Example: How do you work out 3 + 6 × 2 ?

Multiplication before Addition:

First 6 × 2 = 12, then 3 + 12 = 15

Example: How do you work out (3 + 6) × 2 ?

Parentheses first:

First (3 + 6) = 9, then 9 × 2 = 18

Example: How do you work out 12 / 6 × 3 / 2 ?

Multiplication and Division rank equally, so just go left to right:

First 12 / 6 = 2, then 2 × 3 = 6, then 6 / 2 = 3

A practical example:

Example: Sam threw a ball straight up at 20 meters per second, how far did it go in 2 seconds?

Sam uses this special formula that includes the effects of gravity:

height = velocity × time − (1/2) × 9.8 × time2

Sam puts in the velocity of 20 meters per second and time of 2 seconds:

height = 20 × 2 − (1/2) × 9.8 × 22

Now for the calculations!

Start with:20 × 2 − (1/2) × 9.8 × 22

Parentheses first:20 × 2 − 0.5 × 9.8 × 22
Then Exponents (22=4):20 × 2 − 0.5 × 9.8 × 4
Then the Multiplies:40 − 19.6
Subtract and DONE !20.4

The ball reaches 20.4 meters after 2 seconds

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Exponents of Exponents

What about this example?

43^2

Exponents are special: they go top-down (do the exponent at the top first). So we calculate this way:

Start with: 43^2

32 = 3×3: 49

49 = 4×4×4×4×4×4×4×4×4: 262144

So 432 = 4(32), not (43)2

And finally, what about the example from the beginning?

Start with:7 + (6 × 52 + 3)
Parentheses first and then Exponents:7 + (6 × 25 + 3)
Then Multiply:7 + (150 + 3)
Then Add:7 + (153)
Parentheses completed:7 + 153
Last operation is an Add:160

Application! Put +, --, x, or / on the blank to make the equation correct. Use the symbols only
once.
. 1. 3 ____ 3___3____3 = 1
2. 3 ____3____3____3 = 2
3. 3____3____3____3 = 4
4. 3____3____3____3 = 6
5. 3____3____3____3 = 10

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SELF-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES (SAA)

LFM Name:___________________________________ Course& Year:__________________________

Module Number and Title:________________________ Contact No. ___________________________
A. Solve the following using the order of operations.
1. 17 + 3 – 42 = ________ 6. 102 x 48 / 4 + 300 = __________
2. 2 x 5 + 72 = _________ 7. (14 + 73) /7 x 7 = ____________
3. 4 x 7 + 9 / 3 = ________ 8. 142 – (7 x 2 + 11) = __________
4. 120 – 33 + 7 = ________ 9. 8 x (36 /4) – (56 + 24) / 5= _____
5. 20 / 4 x 3 – 5 + 28 = ____ 10. (4 + 8)2 – 102 / 2 + (5 x 6) = ___

KEY POINTS

 Divide and Multiply rank equally (and go left to right).

Add and Subtract rank equally (and go left to right)
 To solve an equation involving order of operations, remember the mnemonics
GEMDAS (Grouping symbols, Exponents, Multiplication or Division andLet’s
Addition or Subtraction) Recall

REFERENCES
 Teaching mathematics in the Intermediate grades copyright, 2020 by: Genesis G. Camarista, LPT,
Ph.D, and Ian B. Oranio, LPT, BEED Published by: LORIMAR PUBLISHING, INC.

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END OF MODULE ASSESSMENT

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SELF-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES (SAA) ANSWER KEY

Here is the key based on the activities above activity.
ACTIVITY!
1. D 7. e
2. b&g 8. f
3. c 9. l
4. b&g 10. m
5. e 11. i
6. h

LOOKING AHEAD

Congratulation for making it till the end of this module! If you aced the assessment,
I am happy and proud of you. For the next module, Please advance reading about
Division of 3 – to 4- digit numbers by 1 – to 2- digit numbers
Discuss!
How would you differentiate multiplication from other fundamentals of
mathematics?

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A. simplify a series of operations on whole numbers
involving more than two operations using the
PEMDAS or GEMDAS rule.

B. Solve word problems involving order of operation

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END OF MODULE ASSESSMENT (Answer

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Now that you have finished the review of the various concepts outlined above, it is now
time for an assessment to see how far you have improved. Write your answers on the
blank space provided for each question.
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Task 2. Solve the following

Task 3. Answer the following problems. Show your complete solution.

1. Nany Lydia bought 5 dozens of atis for 10. 00 each. She sold all, except 5 pieces
for 12. 00 each. How much profit did Nanay Lydia make?
2. Adrian had some marbles. He gave 37 to each of his 5 friends and still had 74
marbles left. How many marbles did Adrian have at first?
3. Angelie bought a pad paper and five identical pens for 56. 00. Dave bought the
same pad paper and three similar ens. Dave paid 14. 00 less than Angelie. What
was the cost of the pad paper?
4. Philame had 4 200. 00. After spending 880.00, she still had twice as much money
as Frenche. Find the total amount of money they had at first.
5. Five hundred adults and children went to the show on Monday. The admission
ticker for each adult was 20. 00 while that for a child was 15. 00. If there were 325
children who went to the show, find the total amount collected by the show that
day.

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