Year 8 Order of Operations (BODMAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 order of operations worksheet.
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Brackets, then Orders (indices), then Division/Multiplication (left to right), then Addition/Subtraction (left to right).
1.10 − 8 ÷ 4
Answer: 8
- Divide first: 8 ÷ 4 = 2
- 10 − 2 = 8
2.44 − 24 ÷ 3
Answer: 36
- Divide first: 24 ÷ 3 = 8
- 44 − 8 = 36
3.53 − 25 ÷ 5
Answer: 48
- Divide first: 25 ÷ 5 = 5
- 53 − 5 = 48
4.(2 + 9) × 6
Answer: 66
- Brackets first: 2 + 9 = 11
- 11 × 6 = 66
5.3 + 7 × 4
Answer: 31
- Multiply first: 7 × 4 = 28
- 3 + 28 = 31
6.(8 + 4) × 4
Answer: 48
- Brackets first: 8 + 4 = 12
- 12 × 4 = 48
7.43 − 35 ÷ 5
Answer: 36
- Divide first: 35 ÷ 5 = 7
- 43 − 7 = 36
8.(5 + 2) × 4
Answer: 28
- Brackets first: 5 + 2 = 7
- 7 × 4 = 28
9.20 − 25 ÷ 5
Answer: 15
- Divide first: 25 ÷ 5 = 5
- 20 − 5 = 15
10.4 + 5 × 2
Answer: 14
- Multiply first: 5 × 2 = 10
- 4 + 10 = 14
11.5 × 8 − 2 × 3
Answer: 34
- 5 × 8 = 40 and 2 × 3 = 6
- 40 − 6 = 34
12.(8 + 8) × 2
Answer: 32
- Brackets first: 8 + 8 = 16
- 16 × 2 = 32
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