I am in 5th grade and we are to find out who invented the order of operation. I understand how to use it and found web sites, but I am unable to locate who invented it.

Answer 1

No one knows who invented the order of operations.

Answer 2

These web sites will help you.

http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/52582.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_operations

Answer 3

11y=88

Answer 4

The Order of Operations rules in mathematics were not invented by one single person. They have been developed over the last few centuries.