B- Brackets ( )


E-Exponents


D-Division


M-Multiplication x


A- Adding


S- Subtraction



Question 1

Annie has been asked to calculate 1.7 + 6 divided by 2 , she claims the answer is 3.85 .
Do you agree ?
Answer
No i don't agree because she didn't follow the bedmas stages .

Question 2
Put in brackets the following expression to get the largest value possible . what problem solving strategy did you use ?

Answer
6.4 divided by 4 = 1.6. then 3x 2.8 = 8.4 Then 8.4 + 1.6 = 10

Question 3
Create a problem that could be solved using the following expressions ;
2.5 + 1.25 + 5 x 1.6

Joe was cleaning his room and found 2.5 on the floor. his mother gave him 1.25 for doing the dishes and his sister gave him 5 cents because she didnt know what to do with it. all of this together equals = 11.75