Put the operation in the correct order of operations from first to last.

exponents
Multiplication and division from left to right
Addition and subtraction from left to right
Parentheses or other grouping symbols

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The correct order of operations, from first to last, is as follows:

  1. Parentheses or other grouping symbols
  2. Exponents
  3. Multiplication and division from left to right
  4. Addition and subtraction from left to right

This order is often remembered using the acronym PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction).