A cartoon shows a male teacher wearing a tie in a classroom. He stands next to a TV. Behind him, a green board reads "Bedmas."

The Teacher says CLASS,
CLASS,
TODAY I
WANT YOU TO GET
YOUR MATH BOOKS
OUT.
WE NEED TO
CHEER THEM UP.
WHY?
BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO
MANY PROBLEMS!
[Chuckles]
[Child coughing]
WELL OUR
VIDEO FOR TODAY
REALLY HAS OUR
NUMBER.
IT'S
ABOUT BEDMAS!
IT'S AN ORDER OF
OPERATIONS
IN MATH.
KIND OF HOW
I ORDER THE TV
TO WORK AND IT
OPERATES!

He tries to turn on the TV.

He continues UH, JUST
A SEC, UH.
THERE WE
GO!

The TV shows a robot singing.

The robot sings SO THERE WON'T
BE COMPLICATIONS
IN YOUR
CALCULATIONS
THERE'S AN ORDER
TO THE MATH
WE CALL
IT BEDMAS
BRACKETS AND
EXPONENTS
THEN DIVIDE
AND MULTIPLY
ADD AND
SUBTRACT
WE CALL
IT BEDMAS

An equation reads "3 squared times 2 minus bracket 2 plus 8 bracket divided by 5 equals question mark."

The Teacher says SO B IS
FOR BRACKETS,
AND YOU START WITH
WHAT'S IN
THE BRACKETS.
TWO PLUS EIGHT
IS TEN.
E IS
FOR EXPONENTS,
AND YOU DO
THEM NEXT.
THREE TO THE POWER
OF TWO IS NINE.
NEXT, D
IS FOR DIVIDE.
NOW TEN DIVIDED
BY FIVE IS...
TWO!
MOVING ON TO M
AND MULTIPLY.
NINE
TIMES TWO IS 18.
AND THEN TO FOR A
FOR ADD.
OH LOOK,
THERE'S NO ADDING,
SO WE'LL
SKIP IT.
FINALLY, S
IS FOR SUBTRACT.
18 MINUS TWO
IS... IS?
16.
THE ANSWER
IS 16.

Stars flash in the TV as the equation is solved.

He continues THAT
WASN'T SO BAD.
YOU JUST HAVE TO
REMEMBER THE SONG!

[Children cheering]

The robot sings SO THERE WON'T
BE COMPLICATIONS
IN YOUR
CALCULATIONS
THERE'S AN ORDER
TO THE MATH
WE CALL
IT BEDMAS
BRACKETS AND
EXPONENTS
THEN DIVIDE
AND MULTIPLY
ADD AND
SUBTRACT
WE CALL
IT BEDMAS

The song ends.

The Teacher says SO THERE YOU
HAVE IT.
YOU KNOW IN
WHAT ORDER TO SOLVE
A MATH PROBLEM.
WELL REMEMBER,
MATH WILL ALWAYS
BE EASIER
IF YOU GET
TO BEDMAS EARLIER!
HAH.

[Bell ringing]

The TVO Kids logo appears.

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