BIDMAS

When solving a maths problem you can't just do it in any order. 'BIDMAS' is a way to remember what order to solve in. It stands for: BracketsIndicesDivisionMultiplicationAdditionSubtractionFor example: (5+3)2=16 5+32=11 I can show more examples using the whiteboard.

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