The acronym BODMAS will help you to remember the precedence rules of arithmetic.
| BODMAS | Example: U.S. Institute of Medicine Equation: TEE for John, a 16-year-old, 70 kg, 180 cm, Active, Maintenance |
| Where TEN = | 114 − (50.9 × A [yrs]) + physical activity factor × (19.5 × W [kg] + 1 161.4 × H [m]) |
| Brackets | 114 − (50.9 × 16) + 1.35 × ([19.5 × 70] + [1 161 × 1.8]) |
| pOwers | – |
| Division | – |
| Multiplication | 114 − (814) + 1.35 × (1 365 + 2 090) |
| Addition | 114 − (814) + 1.35 × (3 455) |
| Subtraction | Where addition does not take precedence 114 − 814 + 4 664 = 3 964 kcal/day |
Updated September 12, 2019