Free interactive math game: With Powers — 2² + 3·(4−1)². Part of the Order of Operations category on MathKite.
Taken from the generator that powers this exercise. A fresh set appears every time the page is opened, and the printable worksheet holds ten of them.
Adding powers to the ranking of operations.
Powers are settled before multiplication and division, which in turn come before addition and subtraction. Brackets still outrank everything.
In 5 squared + 4 x 3 the power gives 25, the product gives 12, and the total is 37.
Multiplying the base by the exponent. Five squared is 25, not 10.