Priority of operations with positive integers
I can calculate using priority of operations, including brackets, powers and exponents with positive integers
Priority of operations with positive integers
I can calculate using priority of operations, including brackets, powers and exponents with positive integers
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Division and multiplication have the same priority.
- With addition and subtraction, subtractions can all be re-written as additions of the additive inverse.
- Brackets can make the priority much clearer and avoid ambiguity.
- Sometimes brackets can be implicit.
Keywords
Additive inverse - The additive inverse of a number is a number that, when added to the original number, gives the sum of 0.
Commutative - An operation is commutative if the values it is operating on can be written in either order without changing the calculation.
Common misconception
Students do not see the implicit brackets. Eg. Sqrt(49 + 36) is not sqrt(49) + sqrt(36)
Look for extended lines or operations which indicate an implicit brackets.
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