7th Grade Order of Operations (PEMDAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 7th Grade order of operations worksheet.
7th Grade Order of Operations (PEMDAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Parentheses, then Exponents, then Multiplication/Division (left to right), then Addition/Subtraction (left to right).
1.8 + 6 × 5
Answer: 38
- Multiply first: 6 × 5 = 30
- 8 + 30 = 38
2.2 + 8 × 5
Answer: 42
- Multiply first: 8 × 5 = 40
- 2 + 40 = 42
3.(4 + 5) × 7
Answer: 63
- Parentheses first: 4 + 5 = 9
- 9 × 7 = 63
4.9 × 7 − 3 × 2
Answer: 57
- 9 × 7 = 63 and 3 × 2 = 6
- 63 − 6 = 57
5.(6 + 3) × 6
Answer: 54
- Parentheses first: 6 + 3 = 9
- 9 × 6 = 54
6.(3 + 6) × 4
Answer: 36
- Parentheses first: 3 + 6 = 9
- 9 × 4 = 36
7.(4 + 3) × 9
Answer: 63
- Parentheses first: 4 + 3 = 7
- 7 × 9 = 63
8.(9 + 7) × 7
Answer: 112
- Parentheses first: 9 + 7 = 16
- 16 × 7 = 112
9.50 − 16 ÷ 2
Answer: 42
- Divide first: 16 ÷ 2 = 8
- 50 − 8 = 42
10.7 × 5 − 7 × 4
Answer: 7
- 7 × 5 = 35 and 7 × 4 = 28
- 35 − 28 = 7
11.8 × 4 − 8 × 5
Answer: −8
- 8 × 4 = 32 and 8 × 5 = 40
- 32 − 40 = −8
12.60 − 8 ÷ 2
Answer: 56
- Divide first: 8 ÷ 2 = 4
- 60 − 4 = 56
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