What does each letter in bodmas stand for?

This relates to the order of operations in Maths and is also often referred to as BIDMAS - I think the difference is American or British we tend to use BIDMAS in Britain but Americans tend to use BODMAS but they mean the same thing.

So when doing calculations anything in brackets is calculated first, then the indices (or operations in BODMAS) followed by Division and Multiplication and finally Addition and Subtraction.

So for example

I hope that helps

Jane McKenzie

BODMAS stands for Bracket of Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction

BODMAS is an acronym that has been designed to help children to remember the 'order of operations' - meaning the order in which they should carry out the series of mathematical processes that is presented to them. BODMAS stands for Brackets, Orders, Division/Multiplication, Addition/Subtraction.

Brackets

Orders

Division

Multiplication

Addition

Subtraction

You approach a question by starting with the brackets and working your way through the BODMAS acronym.

BODMAS symbolises the order of operations in mathematics. It stands for:

B - Brackets

O - Other, this includes; powers, roots. (Also known as indices when using BIDMAS).

D - Division

M - Multiplication

A - Addition

S - Subtraction

The order of operations needs to be followed from B through too S to ensure we get the correct answer, we can get wrong answers in some instances if its not followed correctly.

If working with a sum with division and multiplication in, we say work from left to right. this is the same for a sum which has both addition and subtraction in.