On-air instruction covered order of operations (G/E/MD/AS) and evaluating powers and absolute-value expressions. Canelo Paredo explained GEMDAS, noting that "grouping symbols" and exponents take precedence and that multiplication/division and addition/subtraction are performed left to right.

The co-hosts demonstrated evaluating a power with a fractional base: (1/3)^4. Canelo said, "that just means we're going to take 1/3 times itself 4 times," and the hosts showed the result as 1/81 by multiplying denominators across.

The program also worked a grouping/absolute-value example on air that combined absolute value, an exponent, subtraction, and division. Hosts walked listeners through computing the numerator and denominator separately and reducing the fraction; the on-air result stated by the hosts after simplification was -1/2.

Why this matters: mastering order-of-operations and exponent rules helps students avoid common mistakes (for example, performing operations strictly left to right without regard to grouping). The hosts stressed checking sign rules and using parentheses carefully in multi-step problems.

Supporting details: teachers and callers were encouraged to "plug in" values when an expression uses variables and to show substitution steps to avoid errors. The hosts suggested writing GEMDAS or G.E.M.D.A.S. on the board and checking steps sequentially.

Ending note: the segment concluded with practice prompts and an invitation to call in for help with similar evaluate/simplify problems during future episodes.