BIDMAS
Maths: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 5.4.1
Bidmas
‘BIDMAS’ tells you what order to do 'operations' in.
B for Brackets
- Any operations in brackets are done first.
- Always start with the innermost set of brackets.
I for Indices
- Any powers should be done second.
- For example squaring a number or taking the cube root.
D for Division
M for Multiplication
A for Addition
S for Subtraction
Test yourself on BIDMAS
Order of Operations in Equations
Use BIDMAS to find the value of the following:
8 - 6 ÷ 3Use BIDMAS to find the value of the following:
(5-3)2 ÷ 4