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The Order of Operation can easily be remembered by remembering the following letters: PEMDAS.
P = parentheses E = exponents (Powers and Square Roots)
If the problem presented to you has parentheses in it, you always do the math within the parentheses first.
After the math is done inside the parentheses, you then do all the multiplication and divisions operations followed by any addition and subtraction operations.
Step two of the Order of Operations deals with numbers with exponents. Numbers with exponents have a smaller number placed at the upper right-hand corner of a number.
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