1. BLUE: EXAMPLE
What is 32 – 9?
What is 20 – 7?
2. GREEN: EXPONENTS
2 x 74
Evaluate:
Evaluate:
112 x 33 x 4
3. YELLOW: PEMDAS / ORDER OF OPERATIONS
62 + (11 – 6 – 2) x 5 – 8
Evaluate using Order of Operations: (PEMDAS)
Evaluate using Order of Operations: (PEMDAS)
(8 – 4)2 ÷ (5 + 3) + 7
4. GOLD: DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY
12(6 + 3)
Evaluate using the Distributive Property:
Evaluate using the Distributive Property:
9(14 + 5)
5. ORANGE: EXPONENTS (REAL WORLD)
Miss Nering went to Michael’s to buy materials for crafts. Inside the store, there were 5
different sections. Each section had 5 aisle. Each aisle had 5 shelves. Each shelf had 5
unique items. How many different items were Michael’s Craft Store? Write your answer
as a power, then evaluate.
Miss Sternberg desperately needed groceries. She ran across the street to Stop ‘n’ Shop.
When she went inside, there were 8 aisles. Each aisle had 8 types of food. There were 8
different brands for each type of food. How many brands were there in the food store?
Write your answer as a power, then evaluate.
6. PINK: PEMDAS / ORDER OF OPERATIONS (REAL WORLD)
Write an expression and evaluate it using PEMDAS.
This weekend, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay premiered in the movie theaters. Tickets
cost $13 for adults and $9 for students. If 7 adults and 15 students went to see the
movie, how much money did it cost in all?
The PTO ordered t-shirts for each of the 6th grade teams. They needed 18 t-shirts for
teachers and 210 t-shirts for students. If it cost $3 for teacher t-shirts and $2 for
student t-shirts, how much money did they spend all together?
Write an expression and evaluate it using PEMDAS.
7. RED: DISTRIBUTIVE PROPRETY (REAL WORLD)
5 (12 + 7)
Evaluate this expression
using Order of Operations:
____ x ____ + ____ x ____
Create an equivalent expression
using the distributive property:
Miss Olsen and four other teachers were making decorations for the hallways. They
each made 12 posters and 7 pictures. How many decorations did they make all
together?
You and two friends went to the mall. You each bought a shirt for $14 and a pair of
jeans for $23. How much money did they spend in all?
Evaluate this expression
using Order of Operations:
3 (14 + 23)
Create an equivalent expression
using the distributive property:
____ x ____ + ____ x ____