Oct 3, 2022
2 min read
Divide First
I always encourage my students to work with the simplest numbers possible. Doing so not only reduces the chances for error but often makes the problem easy enough to do in your head.
When we’re doing something that requires both multiplication and division, I tell them to divide first. Some students object, saying that the order of operations says multiplication has to come before division. While it’s important to know the order of…
