Mnemonic Device:

• BODMAS*
  • Brackets, Order, Division and Multiplication, Addition and Substraction

Variation:

• BIDMAS*
  • Brackets, Indices, Division and Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction

Explanation: to remember the Order of Operations

Additional Information: Orders, Indices or Powers are also known as Exponents. Brackets are also known as Parentheses (change the B to a P).

*most common in the UK and Australia