BEDMAS/BODMAS — integers, fractions, decimals

The expression $3+4\times 2$ contains addition and multiplication. According to BEDMAS, multiplication must be performed before addition.

$3+4\times 2=3+8$

$3+8=11$

The correct answer is 11. The common mistake is to read left to right and calculate $3+4=7$ first, then $7\times 2=14$, but this violates BEDMAS.

We need to evaluate $3+4\times 2$ using the correct order of operations (BEDMAS).

14 comes from incorrectly doing addition first: $3+4=7$, then $7\times 2=14$. This ignores the rule that multiplication comes before addition.

10 has no clear logical path from this expression — it does not result from any standard misapplication of the operations here.

24 might come from $3\times 4\times 2$, which misreads the addition sign as multiplication. This is not valid.

11 is correct: multiply first ($4\times 2=8$), then add ($3+8=11$), following BEDMAS correctly.

BEDMAS uses E for Exponents, while BODMAS uses O for Orders (powers and roots). Both refer to exactly the same mathematical concept and the same set of rules.

Brackets, Exponents/Orders, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction — every letter corresponds to the same operation.

BODMAS is the correct answer — it is simply the version of the acronym used in certain countries, where 'Orders' replaces 'Exponents'.

We need the acronym that represents the same rules as BEDMAS, just named differently in other countries.

PEMDAS uses P for Parentheses and is used in the USA. While it covers the same operations, it is a third variation, not the one specifically paired with BEDMAS in these notes.

BIDMAS uses I for Indices — this is yet another regional variant and is not the specific pair mentioned alongside BEDMAS.

OBEAMS is not a recognised mathematical acronym at all.

BODMAS is the correct paired acronym — it replaces 'Exponents' with 'Orders' but otherwise represents identical rules to BEDMAS.