Year 6 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 order of operations worksheet.
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Brackets, then Orders (indices), then Division/Multiplication (left to right), then Addition/Subtraction (left to right).
1.(5 + 5)2 ÷ 10
Answer: 10
- Brackets: 5 + 5 = 10
- Index: 102 = 100
- 100 ÷ 10 = 10
2.22 + 6 × (4 − 5)
Answer: −2
- Brackets: 4 − 5 = (−1)
- Index: 22 = 4
- Multiply: 6 × (−1) = (−6)
- 4 − 6 = −2
3.32 − 12 ÷ 3
Answer: 28
- Divide first: 12 ÷ 3 = 4
- 32 − 4 = 28
4.43 − 12 ÷ 4
Answer: 40
- Divide first: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
- 43 − 3 = 40
5.42 + 4 × (6 − 4)
Answer: 24
- Brackets: 6 − 4 = 2
- Index: 42 = 16
- Multiply: 4 × 2 = 8
- 16 + 8 = 24
6.18 − 12 ÷ 3
Answer: 14
- Divide first: 12 ÷ 3 = 4
- 18 − 4 = 14
7.(2 + 5)2 ÷ 7
Answer: 7
- Brackets: 2 + 5 = 7
- Index: 72 = 49
- 49 ÷ 7 = 7
8.92 + 2 × (3 − 5)
Answer: 77
- Brackets: 3 − 5 = (−2)
- Index: 92 = 81
- Multiply: 2 × (−2) = (−4)
- 81 − 4 = 77
9.30 − 12 ÷ 4
Answer: 27
- Divide first: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
- 30 − 3 = 27
10.33 − 27 ÷ 3
Answer: 24
- Divide first: 27 ÷ 3 = 9
- 33 − 9 = 24
11.3 × 7 − 3 × 4
Answer: 9
- 3 × 7 = 21 and 3 × 4 = 12
- 21 − 12 = 9
12.(7 + 3)2 ÷ 10
Answer: 10
- Brackets: 7 + 3 = 10
- Index: 102 = 100
- 100 ÷ 10 = 10
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