Year 8 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 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.(2 + 6) × 7
Answer: 56
- Brackets first: 2 + 6 = 8
- 8 × 7 = 56
2.(6 + 6) × 8
Answer: 96
- Brackets first: 6 + 6 = 12
- 12 × 8 = 96
3.(3 + 5) × 7
Answer: 56
- Brackets first: 3 + 5 = 8
- 8 × 7 = 56
4.(5 + 2) × 8
Answer: 56
- Brackets first: 5 + 2 = 7
- 7 × 8 = 56
5.(3 + 8) × 6
Answer: 66
- Brackets first: 3 + 8 = 11
- 11 × 6 = 66
6.(9 + 2) × 3
Answer: 33
- Brackets first: 9 + 2 = 11
- 11 × 3 = 33
7.(5 + 7) × 3
Answer: 36
- Brackets first: 5 + 7 = 12
- 12 × 3 = 36
8.(9 + 5) × 3
Answer: 42
- Brackets first: 9 + 5 = 14
- 14 × 3 = 42
9.(9 + 7) × 6
Answer: 96
- Brackets first: 9 + 7 = 16
- 16 × 6 = 96
10.(8 + 8) × 7
Answer: 112
- Brackets first: 8 + 8 = 16
- 16 × 7 = 112
11.7 + 7 × 4
Answer: 35
- Multiply first: 7 × 4 = 28
- 7 + 28 = 35
12.3 + 6 × 6
Answer: 39
- Multiply first: 6 × 6 = 36
- 3 + 36 = 39
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