Order of Operations: Two Steps
A first order of operations worksheet: 24 short expressions with exactly two operations, such as 3 + 4 × 5 or 18 ÷ 3 - 2, using all four operations. In 16 of them, doing the math left to right gives the wrong answer. Answer key included.
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- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 4
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A first order of operations worksheet: 24 short expressions with exactly two operations, such as 3 + 4 × 5 or 18 ÷ 3 - 2, using all four operations. In 16 of them, doing the math left to right gives the wrong answer. Answer key included. It is built for fourth grade, around ages 9 to 10.
On this sheet
24 problems, starting with 7 - 3 × 2, 3 × 5 - 8, 9 ÷ 9 + 5, 10 - 4 ÷ 4, 4 + 9 ÷ 9, 8 ÷ 2 - 3, 7 + 2 × 5, 4 + 9 ÷ 3, 9 + 10 × 6, 9 × 4 + 8, 2 ÷ 2 + 6, 8 - 10 ÷ 2, 4 + 6 ÷ 2, 10 - 2 × 4, and 10 more. The answers to all of them are on page 2.
Tips for using it
- Underline the part you will do first before you start calculating.
- Rewrite the expression after every step so nothing gets lost.
- Remember that multiplication and division are equals: whichever comes first from the left goes first.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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