Flashcard 18 - Math Flashcard Set for the TEAS

The rules governing the order in which arithmetic operations must be performed (i.e., parentheses; exponents; multiplication and division, in order; and addition and subtraction, in order) are abbreviated using the acronym PEMDAS, which can in turn be remembered using the acrostic: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.
So the correct steps to solving the given problem are:

[A] \(4 – 2 = 2\)
[B] \(2^{3} = 8\)
[C] \(5(8) = 40\)
[D] \(2 \cdot 6 = 12\)
[E] \(2 + 40 = 42\)
[F] \(42 – 12 = 30\)