5 3 8 the addends are 5 and 3 Addition - The mathematical operation where two or more numbers are combined to make a sum. Evaluate any expressions with exponent. When performing arithmetic operations there can be only one correct answer.
M ultiplication and D ivision from left to right A ddition and S ubtraction from left to right One way to memorize this is to think of the phrase P lease E xcuse M y D ear A unt S ally.
The rules that say which calculation comes first in an expression. In general it is defined as the order of operations in which the mathematical expression is performed like addition subtraction multiplication division exponents and parenthesis to solve a problem. A way to remember the order of the operations is PEMDAS where in each letter stands for a mathematical operation. When doing computations always follow the order of operations and always perform the operations according to the following rule.