Grade 5 · Operations and Algebraic Thinking

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.OA.A.2

Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them.

Read this standard on the official Common Core site

Lessons that teach this standard

• Order of Operations: Why 2 + 3 × 4 Is 14

  The order operations are carried out in, why multiplication comes before addition, how parentheses override the order, and how to work through a long expression safely.