Year 6 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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).
1.15 − 6 ÷ 2
Answer: 12
- Divide first: 6 ÷ 2 = 3
- 15 − 3 = 12
2.9 × 4 − 7 × 5
Answer: 1
- 9 × 4 = 36 and 7 × 5 = 35
- 36 − 35 = 1
3.(3 + 9)2 ÷ 12
Answer: 12
- Brackets: 3 + 9 = 12
- Index: 122 = 144
- 144 ÷ 12 = 12
4.17 − 25 ÷ 5
Answer: 12
- Divide first: 25 ÷ 5 = 5
- 17 − 5 = 12
5.(9 + 9)2 ÷ 18
Answer: 18
- Brackets: 9 + 9 = 18
- Index: 182 = 324
- 324 ÷ 18 = 18
6.16 − 8 ÷ 2
Answer: 12
- Divide first: 8 ÷ 2 = 4
- 16 − 4 = 12
7.22 + 7 × (3 − 3)
Answer: 4
- Brackets: 3 − 3 = 0
- Index: 22 = 4
- Multiply: 7 × 0 = 0
- 4 + 0 = 4
8.72 + 5 × (9 − 3)
Answer: 79
- Brackets: 9 − 3 = 6
- Index: 72 = 49
- Multiply: 5 × 6 = 30
- 49 + 30 = 79
9.7 × 3 − 3 × 5
Answer: 6
- 7 × 3 = 21 and 3 × 5 = 15
- 21 − 15 = 6
10.7 × 6 − 5 × 4
Answer: 22
- 7 × 6 = 42 and 5 × 4 = 20
- 42 − 20 = 22
11.32 + 4 × (4 − 2)
Answer: 17
- Brackets: 4 − 2 = 2
- Index: 32 = 9
- Multiply: 4 × 2 = 8
- 9 + 8 = 17
12.85 − 12 ÷ 3
Answer: 81
- Divide first: 12 ÷ 3 = 4
- 85 − 4 = 81
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