Year 7 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — 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 3 — Answers
Brackets, then Orders (indices), then Division/Multiplication (left to right), then Addition/Subtraction (left to right).
1.(3 + 5)2 ÷ 8
Answer: 8
- Brackets: 3 + 5 = 8
- Index: 82 = 64
- 64 ÷ 8 = 8
2.(2 + 9)2 ÷ 11
Answer: 11
- Brackets: 2 + 9 = 11
- Index: 112 = 121
- 121 ÷ 11 = 11
3.8 × 7 − 7 × 4
Answer: 28
- 8 × 7 = 56 and 7 × 4 = 28
- 56 − 28 = 28
4.7 × 7 − 2 × 4
Answer: 41
- 7 × 7 = 49 and 2 × 4 = 8
- 49 − 8 = 41
5.(6 + 4)2 ÷ 10
Answer: 10
- Brackets: 6 + 4 = 10
- Index: 102 = 100
- 100 ÷ 10 = 10
6.(5 + 5)2 ÷ 10
Answer: 10
- Brackets: 5 + 5 = 10
- Index: 102 = 100
- 100 ÷ 10 = 10
7.45 − 10 ÷ 2
Answer: 40
- Divide first: 10 ÷ 2 = 5
- 45 − 5 = 40
8.(2 + 2)2 ÷ 4
Answer: 4
- Brackets: 2 + 2 = 4
- Index: 42 = 16
- 16 ÷ 4 = 4
9.7 × 5 − 6 × 5
Answer: 5
- 7 × 5 = 35 and 6 × 5 = 30
- 35 − 30 = 5
10.86 − 20 ÷ 4
Answer: 81
- Divide first: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
- 86 − 5 = 81
11.7 × 9 − 4 × 2
Answer: 55
- 7 × 9 = 63 and 4 × 2 = 8
- 63 − 8 = 55
12.4 × 7 − 7 × 3
Answer: 7
- 4 × 7 = 28 and 7 × 3 = 21
- 28 − 21 = 7
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