Year 7 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 order of operations worksheet.
Year 7 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).
1.9 × 4 − 3 × 5
Answer: 21
- 9 × 4 = 36 and 3 × 5 = 15
- 36 − 15 = 21
2.32 + 4 × (7 − 2)
Answer: 29
- Brackets: 7 − 2 = 5
- Index: 32 = 9
- Multiply: 4 × 5 = 20
- 9 + 20 = 29
3.7 × 5 − 4 × 4
Answer: 19
- 7 × 5 = 35 and 4 × 4 = 16
- 35 − 16 = 19
4.(3 + 5)2 ÷ 8
Answer: 8
- Brackets: 3 + 5 = 8
- Index: 82 = 64
- 64 ÷ 8 = 8
5.(8 + 9)2 ÷ 17
Answer: 17
- Brackets: 8 + 9 = 17
- Index: 172 = 289
- 289 ÷ 17 = 17
6.(7 + 2)2 ÷ 9
Answer: 9
- Brackets: 7 + 2 = 9
- Index: 92 = 81
- 81 ÷ 9 = 9
7.52 + 4 × (7 − 3)
Answer: 41
- Brackets: 7 − 3 = 4
- Index: 52 = 25
- Multiply: 4 × 4 = 16
- 25 + 16 = 41
8.(9 + 9)2 ÷ 18
Answer: 18
- Brackets: 9 + 9 = 18
- Index: 182 = 324
- 324 ÷ 18 = 18
9.(6 + 9)2 ÷ 15
Answer: 15
- Brackets: 6 + 9 = 15
- Index: 152 = 225
- 225 ÷ 15 = 15
10.(6 + 6)2 ÷ 12
Answer: 12
- Brackets: 6 + 6 = 12
- Index: 122 = 144
- 144 ÷ 12 = 12
11.(7 + 9)2 ÷ 16
Answer: 16
- Brackets: 7 + 9 = 16
- Index: 162 = 256
- 256 ÷ 16 = 16
12.4 × 3 − 7 × 4
Answer: −16
- 4 × 3 = 12 and 7 × 4 = 28
- 12 − 28 = −16
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