Year 6 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 order of operations worksheet.
Year 6 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Brackets, then Orders (indices), then Division/Multiplication (left to right), then Addition/Subtraction (left to right).
1.34 − 35 ÷ 5
Answer: 27
- Divide first: 35 ÷ 5 = 7
- 34 − 7 = 27
2.(3 + 5) × 6
Answer: 48
- Brackets first: 3 + 5 = 8
- 8 × 6 = 48
3.44 − 27 ÷ 3
Answer: 35
- Divide first: 27 ÷ 3 = 9
- 44 − 9 = 35
4.23 − 25 ÷ 5
Answer: 18
- Divide first: 25 ÷ 5 = 5
- 23 − 5 = 18
5.(4 + 5) × 3
Answer: 27
- Brackets first: 4 + 5 = 9
- 9 × 3 = 27
6.9 + 8 × 7
Answer: 65
- Multiply first: 8 × 7 = 56
- 9 + 56 = 65
7.4 × 2 − 9 × 4
Answer: −28
- 4 × 2 = 8 and 9 × 4 = 36
- 8 − 36 = −28
8.9 + 8 × 5
Answer: 49
- Multiply first: 8 × 5 = 40
- 9 + 40 = 49
9.9 × 7 − 9 × 3
Answer: 36
- 9 × 7 = 63 and 9 × 3 = 27
- 63 − 27 = 36
10.17 − 35 ÷ 5
Answer: 10
- Divide first: 35 ÷ 5 = 7
- 17 − 7 = 10
11.33 − 27 ÷ 3
Answer: 24
- Divide first: 27 ÷ 3 = 9
- 33 − 9 = 24
12.5 + 6 × 5
Answer: 35
- Multiply first: 6 × 5 = 30
- 5 + 30 = 35
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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