BODMAS

An initialism of "Brackets, Orders (powers, square roots, etc.), Division and Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction," used as a mnemonic in mathematics for remembering the order of operations when calculating an expression. If you find yourself getting confused about whether to square the value before you divide while solving for X and Y, just remember what BODMAS stands for! A: "I know the answer! X equals 75!" B: "You forgot about BODMAS—you didn't multiply the two values before subtracting them from the third."