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Year 7 maths · E.9 · Expressions

Order of operations with two operations

Do multiplication and division before addition and subtraction, and anything in parentheses first.

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  1. Evaluate 3 + 3 × 5.

    Answer: 18

  2. Evaluate 3 + 2 × 3.

    Answer: 9

  3. Evaluate 16 − 4 × 2.

    Answer: 8

Tip: Do multiplication and division before addition and subtraction, and anything in parentheses first.

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