7th Grade Order of Operations (PEMDAS) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — 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 4 — Answers
Parentheses, then Exponents, then Multiplication/Division (left to right), then Addition/Subtraction (left to right).
1.17 − 32 ÷ 4
Answer: 9
- Divide first: 32 ÷ 4 = 8
- 17 − 8 = 9
2.(2 + 6) × 9
Answer: 72
- Parentheses first: 2 + 6 = 8
- 8 × 9 = 72
3.5 × 7 − 4 × 3
Answer: 23
- 5 × 7 = 35 and 4 × 3 = 12
- 35 − 12 = 23
4.(6 + 6) × 8
Answer: 96
- Parentheses first: 6 + 6 = 12
- 12 × 8 = 96
5.4 + 9 × 9
Answer: 85
- Multiply first: 9 × 9 = 81
- 4 + 81 = 85
6.9 × 8 − 3 × 2
Answer: 66
- 9 × 8 = 72 and 3 × 2 = 6
- 72 − 6 = 66
7.5 + 4 × 3
Answer: 17
- Multiply first: 4 × 3 = 12
- 5 + 12 = 17
8.9 + 6 × 6
Answer: 45
- Multiply first: 6 × 6 = 36
- 9 + 36 = 45
9.2 + 7 × 4
Answer: 30
- Multiply first: 7 × 4 = 28
- 2 + 28 = 30
10.8 + 9 × 2
Answer: 26
- Multiply first: 9 × 2 = 18
- 8 + 18 = 26
11.9 × 5 − 9 × 5
Answer: 0
- 9 × 5 = 45 and 9 × 5 = 45
- 45 − 45 = 0
12.(7 + 5) × 8
Answer: 96
- Parentheses first: 7 + 5 = 12
- 12 × 8 = 96
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