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Order of Operations:
1) Do all operations within grouping symbols first; start with the innermost grouping symbols.

2) Evaluate all powers in order from left to right.

3) Next do all multiplications and divisions from left to right.

4) Then do all additions and subtractions from left to right.

Example 2: Evaluate each expression given below.

a) 3x  y if x  2 and y  3
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b) 5 (m  ) n if m  4and n 2
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Product of Powers

Words: You can multiply powers with the same base by adding the exponents.

m
Symbols: a  a  a m n
n

Example 3: Evaluate each expression given below.

a) .3 3 3 5 

b) a x 3 3 a 4 x a 1  x2 

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