Year 9 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 9 order of operations worksheet.
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Brackets, then Orders (indices), then Division/Multiplication (left to right), then Addition/Subtraction (left to right).
1.48 − 30 ÷ 5
Answer: 42
- Divide first: 30 ÷ 5 = 6
- 48 − 6 = 42
2.43 − 32 ÷ 4
Answer: 35
- Divide first: 32 ÷ 4 = 8
- 43 − 8 = 35
3.5 × 3 − 3 × 5
Answer: 0
- 5 × 3 = 15 and 3 × 5 = 15
- 15 − 15 = 0
4.41 − 27 ÷ 3
Answer: 32
- Divide first: 27 ÷ 3 = 9
- 41 − 9 = 32
5.6 × 4 − 9 × 4
Answer: −12
- 6 × 4 = 24 and 9 × 4 = 36
- 24 − 36 = −12
6.2 × 4 − 6 × 4
Answer: −16
- 2 × 4 = 8 and 6 × 4 = 24
- 8 − 24 = −16
7.(7 + 6) × 7
Answer: 91
- Brackets first: 7 + 6 = 13
- 13 × 7 = 91
8.25 − 15 ÷ 3
Answer: 20
- Divide first: 15 ÷ 3 = 5
- 25 − 5 = 20
9.4 + 9 × 3
Answer: 31
- Multiply first: 9 × 3 = 27
- 4 + 27 = 31
10.49 − 16 ÷ 4
Answer: 45
- Divide first: 16 ÷ 4 = 4
- 49 − 4 = 45
11.7 + 2 × 5
Answer: 17
- Multiply first: 2 × 5 = 10
- 7 + 10 = 17
12.5 × 5 − 6 × 2
Answer: 13
- 5 × 5 = 25 and 6 × 2 = 12
- 25 − 12 = 13
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