The document discusses the order of operations, known by the acronym MDAS. MDAS stands for Multiplication/Division from left to right, then Addition/Subtraction from left to right. Examples are provided to demonstrate solving equations step-by-step according to the MDAS rule. Readers are instructed to practice solving sample equations on a mini whiteboard by first performing all multiplications and divisions from left to right, then all additions and subtractions from left to right.