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Order of operations with exponents and parentheses

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Parentheses first, then exponents, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.

  1. Evaluate (2 + 3) × 4 − 3².
  2. Evaluate 12 − 3² ÷ 3 + 2.
  3. Evaluate 12 − 4² ÷ 4 + 3.
  4. Evaluate (2 + 2) × 3 − 2².
  5. Evaluate (3 + 5) × 3 − 3².
  6. Evaluate (3 + 2) × 2 − 2².
  7. Evaluate (5 + 4) × 4 − 3².
  8. Evaluate 12 − 5² ÷ 5 + 4.
  9. Evaluate 15 − 3² ÷ 3 + 4.
  10. Evaluate 21 − 5² ÷ 5 + 3.
  11. Evaluate 6 − 3² ÷ 3 + 4.
  12. Evaluate (7 + 3) × 7 − 5².
  13. Evaluate 15 − 7² ÷ 7 + 6.
  14. Evaluate 21 − 4² ÷ 4 + 5.
  15. Evaluate (3 + 6) × 8 − 4².
  16. Evaluate 12 − 3² ÷ 3 + 6.
  17. Evaluate 30 − 7² ÷ 7 + 6.
  18. Evaluate 15 − 9² ÷ 9 + 10.
  19. Evaluate 30 − 6² ÷ 6 + 12.
  20. Evaluate 24 − 7² ÷ 7 + 9.
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Answer key: Order of operations with exponents and parentheses

  1. 11
  2. 11
  3. 11
  4. 8
  5. 15
  6. 6
  7. 27
  8. 11
  9. 16
  10. 19
  11. 7
  12. 45
  13. 14
  14. 22
  15. 56
  16. 15
  17. 29
  18. 16
  19. 36
  20. 26