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Order of Operations Worksheets

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📚 Part 1: Order of Operations Practice

Remember: Brackets first, then multiplication and division (left to right), then addition and subtraction (left to right).

1. Calculate: 8 + 3 × 5
2. Calculate: 18 ÷ 3 + 5 × 2
3. Calculate: (4 + 6) × 3 - 5
4. Calculate: 40 ÷ 2 × (4 + 6)
5. Calculate: 24 ÷ (6 - 2) + 7

🔍 Part 2: Finding Unknown Values

Find the missing number that makes each equation true:

6. 6 × _____ = 30 ÷ 5

Show your working:

7. 3 × (4 + _____) = 21

Show your working:

8. (40 ÷ (5 + 3)) × _____ = 15

Show your working:

💭 Part 3: Understanding and Reasoning

9. Why do we need agreed rules for the order of operations? Explain in 1-2 sentences.
10. Two students solved 12 + 4 × 3 differently:

Student A: (12 + 4) × 3 = 48

Student B: 12 + (4 × 3) = 24

Who is correct and why?

11. Create your own order of operations problem using brackets that equals 20:

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