Understanding the order of operations is super important in math! It’s often called BIDMAS or BODMAS, which stands for:

• Brackets
• Indices (or powers)
• Division
• Multiplication
• Addition
• Subtraction

In Year 9, these rules can make math problems more tricky.

Here’s a fun fact:

• Statistical Insight: About 70% of Year 9 students find it hard to solve problems that use more than one operation.

Let’s look at an example of a tricky problem:

• If you try to solve (3 + 6 \times (5 + 4)), you have to follow BIDMAS to get the right answer.

If you forget the order, you might end up with 81 instead of the correct answer, which is 57!

So, why does this matter?

• Learning these rules helps students work through complex math problems. It makes them better at math overall!