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8th Grade Order of Operations (PEMDAS) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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8th Grade Order of Operations (PEMDAS) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Parentheses, then Exponents, then Multiplication/Division (left to right), then Addition/Subtraction (left to right).

1.51 − 18 ÷ 2

Answer: 42

  1. Divide first: 18 ÷ 2 = 9
  2. 51 − 9 = 42
2.92 + 3 × (5 − 3)

Answer: 87

  1. Parentheses: 5 − 3 = 2
  2. Exponent: 92 = 81
  3. Multiply: 3 × 2 = 6
  4. 81 + 6 = 87
3.52 + 6 × (3 − 5)

Answer: 13

  1. Parentheses: 3 − 5 = (−2)
  2. Exponent: 52 = 25
  3. Multiply: 6 × (−2) = (−12)
  4. 25 − 12 = 13
4.8 × 4 − 5 × 2

Answer: 22

  1. 8 × 4 = 32 and 5 × 2 = 10
  2. 32 − 10 = 22
5.9 × 4 − 6 × 2

Answer: 24

  1. 9 × 4 = 36 and 6 × 2 = 12
  2. 36 − 12 = 24
6.44 − 32 ÷ 4

Answer: 36

  1. Divide first: 32 ÷ 4 = 8
  2. 44 − 8 = 36
7.42 + 4 × (7 − 2)

Answer: 36

  1. Parentheses: 7 − 2 = 5
  2. Exponent: 42 = 16
  3. Multiply: 4 × 5 = 20
  4. 16 + 20 = 36
8.(4 + 7)2 ÷ 11

Answer: 11

  1. Parentheses: 4 + 7 = 11
  2. Exponent: 112 = 121
  3. 121 ÷ 11 = 11
9.(4 + 3)2 ÷ 7

Answer: 7

  1. Parentheses: 4 + 3 = 7
  2. Exponent: 72 = 49
  3. 49 ÷ 7 = 7
10.(6 + 8)2 ÷ 14

Answer: 14

  1. Parentheses: 6 + 8 = 14
  2. Exponent: 142 = 196
  3. 196 ÷ 14 = 14
11.21 − 12 ÷ 4

Answer: 18

  1. Divide first: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
  2. 21 − 3 = 18
12.3 × 3 − 2 × 2

Answer: 5

  1. 3 × 3 = 9 and 2 × 2 = 4
  2. 9 − 4 = 5
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