Year 8 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — 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).
1.4 × 3 − 9 × 3
Answer: −15
- 4 × 3 = 12 and 9 × 3 = 27
- 12 − 27 = −15
2.7 + 8 × 4
Answer: 39
- Multiply first: 8 × 4 = 32
- 7 + 32 = 39
3.(2 + 9) × 9
Answer: 99
- Brackets first: 2 + 9 = 11
- 11 × 9 = 99
4.31 − 8 ÷ 2
Answer: 27
- Divide first: 8 ÷ 2 = 4
- 31 − 4 = 27
5.(7 + 3) × 7
Answer: 70
- Brackets first: 7 + 3 = 10
- 10 × 7 = 70
6.5 + 4 × 5
Answer: 25
- Multiply first: 4 × 5 = 20
- 5 + 20 = 25
7.4 × 4 − 2 × 2
Answer: 12
- 4 × 4 = 16 and 2 × 2 = 4
- 16 − 4 = 12
8.32 − 15 ÷ 3
Answer: 27
- Divide first: 15 ÷ 3 = 5
- 32 − 5 = 27
9.4 + 8 × 2
Answer: 20
- Multiply first: 8 × 2 = 16
- 4 + 16 = 20
10.(9 + 3) × 5
Answer: 60
- Brackets first: 9 + 3 = 12
- 12 × 5 = 60
11.19 − 8 ÷ 2
Answer: 15
- Divide first: 8 ÷ 2 = 4
- 19 − 4 = 15
12.9 + 8 × 5
Answer: 49
- Multiply first: 8 × 5 = 40
- 9 + 40 = 49
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