Order Of Operations Worksheets - BEDMAS or PEMDAS The following diagram shows the BEDMAS rules for order of operations. Example: Calculate 2 3 – 3 × (8 – 6) Solution: 2 3 – 3 × (8 – 6) (perform within brackets or parenthesis) = 2 3 – 3 × 2 (evaluate the exponent) = 8 – 3 × 2 (perform multiplication) = 8 – 6 (perform subtraction) = 2