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What BIDMAS means

What BIDMAS means

BIDMAS ladder with brackets at the top, then indices, then division and multiplication together, then addition and subtraction together, with notes to work from top to bottom and left to right on equal levels

BIDMAS is the rule that tells everyone the same order for working out a calculation. It stands for Brackets, Indices, Division and Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction.

BIDMAS Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Maths
  3. /BIDMAS

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel IGCSE Maths BIDMAS. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build confidence with the shared Foundation-tier content first, since roughly 40% of Higher-tier marks are targeted at the grades 4–5 boundary that both tiers have in common.

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