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Year 8 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Year 8 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Brackets, then Orders (indices), then Division/Multiplication (left to right), then Addition/Subtraction (left to right).

1.7 × 2 − 5 × 5

Answer: −11

  1. 7 × 2 = 14 and 5 × 5 = 25
  2. 14 − 25 = −11
2.(2 + 7) × 4

Answer: 36

  1. Brackets first: 2 + 7 = 9
  2. 9 × 4 = 36
3.41 − 20 ÷ 4

Answer: 36

  1. Divide first: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
  2. 41 − 5 = 36
4.72 − 18 ÷ 2

Answer: 63

  1. Divide first: 18 ÷ 2 = 9
  2. 72 − 9 = 63
5.87 − 30 ÷ 5

Answer: 81

  1. Divide first: 30 ÷ 5 = 6
  2. 87 − 6 = 81
6.6 + 5 × 9

Answer: 51

  1. Multiply first: 5 × 9 = 45
  2. 6 + 45 = 51
7.14 − 8 ÷ 4

Answer: 12

  1. Divide first: 8 ÷ 4 = 2
  2. 14 − 2 = 12
8.2 + 8 × 9

Answer: 74

  1. Multiply first: 8 × 9 = 72
  2. 2 + 72 = 74
9.34 − 12 ÷ 2

Answer: 28

  1. Divide first: 12 ÷ 2 = 6
  2. 34 − 6 = 28
10.65 − 27 ÷ 3

Answer: 56

  1. Divide first: 27 ÷ 3 = 9
  2. 65 − 9 = 56
11.71 − 40 ÷ 5

Answer: 63

  1. Divide first: 40 ÷ 5 = 8
  2. 71 − 8 = 63
12.4 + 2 × 9

Answer: 22

  1. Multiply first: 2 × 9 = 18
  2. 4 + 18 = 22
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