ORDER OF OPERATIONS

Can you work this problem? Correctly?

1.) work the problem 2.) read about the elephants 3.) re-work the problem
4.) check your answer at the bottom of the page

The order of operations is a tricky topic for students. You probably are expecting me to talk about my aunt Sally....WRONG!!! You won't catch me talking about Sally because I don't think she is very helpful in teaching kids about the order of operations. So what is? I think purple elephants can do the trick. PURPLE ELEPHANTS?

The answer to the problem is 11.

Try this one-----

The answer is 288