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Year 9 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 9 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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

1.82 + 6 × (3 − 5)

Answer: 52

  1. Brackets: 3 − 5 = (−2)
  2. Index: 82 = 64
  3. Multiply: 6 × (−2) = (−12)
  4. 64 − 12 = 52
2.(7 + 8)2 ÷ 15

Answer: 15

  1. Brackets: 7 + 8 = 15
  2. Index: 152 = 225
  3. 225 ÷ 15 = 15
3.39 − 14 ÷ 2

Answer: 32

  1. Divide first: 14 ÷ 2 = 7
  2. 39 − 7 = 32
4.15 − 18 ÷ 2

Answer: 6

  1. Divide first: 18 ÷ 2 = 9
  2. 15 − 9 = 6
5.5 × 4 − 5 × 5

Answer: −5

  1. 5 × 4 = 20 and 5 × 5 = 25
  2. 20 − 25 = −5
6.(8 + 6)2 ÷ 14

Answer: 14

  1. Brackets: 8 + 6 = 14
  2. Index: 142 = 196
  3. 196 ÷ 14 = 14
7.72 + 8 × (3 − 4)

Answer: 41

  1. Brackets: 3 − 4 = (−1)
  2. Index: 72 = 49
  3. Multiply: 8 × (−1) = (−8)
  4. 49 − 8 = 41
8.92 + 4 × (6 − 5)

Answer: 85

  1. Brackets: 6 − 5 = 1
  2. Index: 92 = 81
  3. Multiply: 4 × 1 = 4
  4. 81 + 4 = 85
9.52 + 6 × (4 − 2)

Answer: 37

  1. Brackets: 4 − 2 = 2
  2. Index: 52 = 25
  3. Multiply: 6 × 2 = 12
  4. 25 + 12 = 37
10.42 − 18 ÷ 3

Answer: 36

  1. Divide first: 18 ÷ 3 = 6
  2. 42 − 6 = 36
11.3 × 8 − 5 × 4

Answer: 4

  1. 3 × 8 = 24 and 5 × 4 = 20
  2. 24 − 20 = 4
12.(8 + 9)2 ÷ 17

Answer: 17

  1. Brackets: 8 + 9 = 17
  2. Index: 172 = 289
  3. 289 ÷ 17 = 17
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