Order of operations
Grades 5 and 6 (Years 6 and 7 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: 5.OA.A.1, 6.EE.A.2.C, 6.EE.A.1 · England: Y6 Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, KS3 Number, Y6 Number – multiplication and division
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Question 1
(7 − 1) ÷ 2 × 3 + 3² = ?
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Question 2
Work out 15 + 5 × 5².
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Question 3
Liam worked out 8 + 6² by adding first and got 196. What is the correct answer?
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Question 4
13 + 3 × 3 = ?
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Question 5
Where do brackets go to make this true? 52 − 3 × 2 + 5 = 103
- A. (52 − 3) × 2 + 5
- B. 52 − 3 × (2 + 5)
- C. 52 − 3 × 2 + 5
- D. 52 − (3 × 2 + 5)
Question 6
Which calculation equals 21?
- A. 5 × 2 + 3
- B. 5 × (2 + 3)
- C. 5 + 2 × 3
- D. (5 + 2) × 3
Question 7
Work out (7² + 7) ÷ 2.
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Question 8
Work out (4 + 4)² − 9 × 2.
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Question 9
3 × [10 − (4 + 2)] = ?
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Question 10
(3 + 8) × 6 − 9 = ?
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Question 11
Ben worked out (2 + 4) × 5 as 22. Spot the mistake. What is the right answer?
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Question 12
Work out (4 + 16)² ÷ 5 − 13.
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Question 13
(45 − 3) ÷ 6 × 3 + 3² = ?
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Question 14
Work out 20 + 3 × 5².
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Question 15
Lucia worked out 6 + 6² by adding first and got 144. What is the correct answer?
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Question 16
9 + 3 × 5 = ?
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