What Is BODMAS

BODMAS tells us the order in which mathematical operations should be performed.

In BODMAS each letter stands for a mathematical operation.

• Brackets:     (      ) The operations in brackets should be performed first in any calculation

• Orders/Others: Orders are square roots or indices (sometimes called powers or exponents, square numbers and cube numbers). 

• Division:    ÷ 

• Multiplication:    x

• Addition:    + 

• Subtraction:    -

In this order we have to perform mathematical operations.

Example:

6 ÷ 2 + 7 × 4 = ?

You need to do division and multiplication first, but you have one of each.

Start from the left and work across to the right, which means that you start with 6 ÷ 2 = 3. Then do the multiplication, 7 × 4 = 28.

Your calculation is now 3 + 28.

The answer is 31.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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