7th Grade Order of Operations (PEMDAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — 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 3 — Answers
Parentheses, then Exponents, then Multiplication/Division (left to right), then Addition/Subtraction (left to right).
1.(5 + 4) × 8
Answer: 72
- Parentheses first: 5 + 4 = 9
- 9 × 8 = 72
2.(8 + 8) × 2
Answer: 32
- Parentheses first: 8 + 8 = 16
- 16 × 2 = 32
3.6 + 8 × 4
Answer: 38
- Multiply first: 8 × 4 = 32
- 6 + 32 = 38
4.5 + 2 × 4
Answer: 13
- Multiply first: 2 × 4 = 8
- 5 + 8 = 13
5.5 + 7 × 3
Answer: 26
- Multiply first: 7 × 3 = 21
- 5 + 21 = 26
6.6 × 9 − 9 × 5
Answer: 9
- 6 × 9 = 54 and 9 × 5 = 45
- 54 − 45 = 9
7.44 − 12 ÷ 3
Answer: 40
- Divide first: 12 ÷ 3 = 4
- 44 − 4 = 40
8.5 × 8 − 9 × 5
Answer: −5
- 5 × 8 = 40 and 9 × 5 = 45
- 40 − 45 = −5
9.4 + 4 × 4
Answer: 20
- Multiply first: 4 × 4 = 16
- 4 + 16 = 20
10.17 − 12 ÷ 4
Answer: 14
- Divide first: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
- 17 − 3 = 14
11.3 + 5 × 9
Answer: 48
- Multiply first: 5 × 9 = 45
- 3 + 45 = 48
12.8 × 2 − 6 × 4
Answer: −8
- 8 × 2 = 16 and 6 × 4 = 24
- 16 − 24 = −8
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