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what does PEMDAS mean and name some of the order of operations that star with those letters?

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Parentheses

Exponents

Multiplication

or

Addition

or

Subtraction.

“PEMDAS” (parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction) to help you remember? Memorable acronyms aren't the only way to memorize concepts.

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