Friday, November 5, 2010

How to do the "BEDMAS"

B - brackets ( )
E - exponents
D - division
⇵ in order from left to right
M - multiplication
A - addition
⇵ in order from left to right
S - subtraction

Eg. (64-34x2)+(22-3²)=
(64-64)+(22-3²)=
0+(22-3²)=
0+(22-9)=
0+13=
13=

3 questions
1.) Annie has been asked to calculate 1.7+6÷2. She claims the answer is 3.85. Do you agree? Explain why or why not.
No she is wrong, the write answer is 4.7. And this is how i got the answer.












2.) Put brackets in the following expression to get the largest value as possible. What problem solving strategy did you use? (3x2.8)+6.4÷4 or 3x2.8+(6.4÷4)
The strategy that i used is multiplication or division. This is how I did it.
Multiplication:













Division:












3.) Create a problem that could be solved using the following expression.
2.5+1.25+5x1.6
Problem: Cody saw a cupcakes and they cost $1.60 each, then he saw big cookies that cost $2.50, then he saw a cool pen that cost $1.25. He wants to buy 1 cookie, 1 pen, and 5 cupcakes, but he only has $10.00. Does he have enough money to buy the cupcakes, cookie, and the pen?
Answer: No he doesn't have enough money to buy the cupcakes, cookie, and the pen because the 5 cupcakes, 1 cookie, and 1 pen all together cost $11.75. Here's how i got my answer.














Here is the link to help you practice bedmas.

Here is a video to show how to do a "bedmas" if you don't understand the ones that i explained.



Hope you understand my explanation and i hope that you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading and watching.

11 comments:

Ian814 said...

Great job, you might wanted to put some of the letters bigger, Also I like the example.

joshL814 said...

Nice Job! You have everything. I like your made up problem. It's really easy to understand. You should put a different video though. Its a little boring. Anyways great job!

CarloS8-16 said...

goodjob! Aicelle your work is really good because you explain us how to use BEDMAS step by step.I also like that you change some words to colour that really make your work standout. KEEP UP the goodwork.

Tinille8-73 said...

Good job Aicelle! I really understand your explanation and the colours make your scribe stand out! Good job again and keep up the good work!

Jeremy814 said...

Great job Aicelle! You did a very good job from beginning to end. Keep it up!

norien873 said...

Great job Aicelle! I likes how you put important word/sentences a different color. I also liked how you had an image, a link, and a video. But the video is kind of confusing.

hendrix817 said...

Great job I like how you changed the colours and you made your post very colourful.

Mary816 said...
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Janessa814 said...

Good job ! I liked how you put colour in your body and you make your own pictures and you put a video in , good job !

Mary816 said...

Great post! I REALLY liked how you used color, and your pictures.

liam873 said...

i like it good job