
BODMAS
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BODMAS is an acronym (each letter is the beginning of a maths term)
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Maths questions need to be done in BODMAS order
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B is for brackets –the maths operation within any brackets has to be done first
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O is for order – this means powers like squares 22 (= 4) and cubes 33 (= 27) or roots like square roots √4 (=2) and cube roots 3√27 (= 3)
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D is for division M is for multiplication A is for addition S is for subtraction
