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Order of Operations Practice
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Order of Operations Practice
Aisha is helping run a school fair snack kiosk. Use the order of operations to check each calculation. Work out brackets first, then multiplication and division from left to right, then addition and subtraction from left to right. Show your working where asked.
Warm-up: Choose the correct total
Circle the correct answer for each kiosk calculation.
1.A tray has 5 bags of popcorn with 4 pieces in each bag, then 3 extra pieces are added. What is 5 × 4 + 3?
- 23
- 35
- 27
2.The kiosk has 18 juice boxes shared equally between 3 chillers, then 2 more are put in each chiller. What is 18 ÷ 3 + 2?
- 8
- 3
- 12
3.Aisha packs 3 boxes with 6 apples in each box. She then adds 2 apples to every box. Which expression gives the total number of apples?
- 3 × (6 + 2)
- 3 × 6 + 2
- 3 + 6 × 2
Show your working
Calculate each expression. Write the steps in the correct order.
4.The fair starts with 7 trays of 3 muffins, then 5 more muffins arrive. Calculate 7 × 3 + 5.
5.Calculate (15 − 7) × 4. What do you work out first, and what is the final answer?
6.There are 42 raffle tickets to split equally among 6 helpers. Each helper sells 3 more tickets later. Calculate 42 ÷ 6 + 3.
7.Calculate 36 − 4 × 5. Show which operation comes first.
8.A cooler has 48 drinks. They are shared between (4 + 2) tables. How many drinks go to each table? Calculate 48 ÷ (4 + 2).
Spot the mistake
Read each claim carefully and explain your thinking.
9.Maia says 8 + 2 × 6 = 60 because she added first. Is Maia correct? Find the correct answer and explain the order.
10.Two expressions use the same numbers and operations: 6 × (3 + 2) and 6 × 3 + 2. Calculate both. Why are their answers different?
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