BEDMAS Order of Operations

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📚 Part 1: Understanding BEDMAS

Remember BEDMAS: Brackets, Exponents (next lesson), Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction

1. What does BEDMAS help us remember?

The order to solve mathematical expressions

How to add fractions

The names of shapes

How to measure angles

2. Evaluate: 8 + 12 ÷ 4 × 2

3. Evaluate: 20 - 6 × 3 + 4

✏️ Part 2: Working with Brackets

4. Evaluate: (8 + 12) ÷ 4 × 2

5. Evaluate: 30 - (6 × 3 + 4)

6. Show your working for: 5 + (8 ÷ 4) × 3

7. A shop sells chocolates for $3 each and lollies for $2 each. Sarah buys 4 chocolates and 6 lollies. Write an expression to calculate the total cost, then solve it.

Expression: _________________________

Total cost: $ _______

8. Tom has $50. He buys 3 books costing $8 each and then spends half of his remaining money on lunch. How much money does he have left?

Expression: _________________________

Money left: $ _______

🎯 Part 3: Challenge Questions

9. Insert brackets to make this expression equal 12:

6 + 3 × 4 ÷ 3 - 1 = 12

Answer: _________________________

10. Evaluate: (15 + 5) ÷ 4 + 3 × (7 - 2)

11. Explain in your own words why we need to follow the order of operations. Give an example to support your answer.

BEDMAS Order of Operations

BEDMAS Order of Operations

📚 Part 1: Understanding BEDMAS

✏️ Part 2: Working with Brackets

🎯 Part 3: Challenge Questions

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