Year 6 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — 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).
1.53 − 40 ÷ 5
Answer: 45
- Divide first: 40 ÷ 5 = 8
- 53 − 8 = 45
2.8 + 7 × 7
Answer: 57
- Multiply first: 7 × 7 = 49
- 8 + 49 = 57
3.6 × 5 − 3 × 3
Answer: 21
- 6 × 5 = 30 and 3 × 3 = 9
- 30 − 9 = 21
4.4 + 5 × 7
Answer: 39
- Multiply first: 5 × 7 = 35
- 4 + 35 = 39
5.6 × 6 − 3 × 3
Answer: 27
- 6 × 6 = 36 and 3 × 3 = 9
- 36 − 9 = 27
6.38 − 12 ÷ 4
Answer: 35
- Divide first: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
- 38 − 3 = 35
7.38 − 6 ÷ 3
Answer: 36
- Divide first: 6 ÷ 3 = 2
- 38 − 2 = 36
8.16 − 30 ÷ 5
Answer: 10
- Divide first: 30 ÷ 5 = 6
- 16 − 6 = 10
9.2 × 9 − 5 × 3
Answer: 3
- 2 × 9 = 18 and 5 × 3 = 15
- 18 − 15 = 3
10.4 + 2 × 3
Answer: 10
- Multiply first: 2 × 3 = 6
- 4 + 6 = 10
11.(6 + 8) × 9
Answer: 126
- Brackets first: 6 + 8 = 14
- 14 × 9 = 126
12.(3 + 6) × 4
Answer: 36
- Brackets first: 3 + 6 = 9
- 9 × 4 = 36
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