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Grade 2 · Foundation · free GCSE maths worksheet

Order of operations (BIDMAS)

Brackets, indices, then division and multiplication, then addition and subtraction.

14 original questions, 21 marks. Print the worksheet, mark it with the answers sheet, and use the solutions to see every step written out by hand.

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The questions

1

Work out 3 + 4 × 5

1 mark
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23
2

Work out 20 − 12 ÷ 4

1 mark
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17
3

Work out (9 − 4) × 6

1 mark
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30
4

Work out (9 − 4)2 + 6

2 marks
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31
5

Put one of the signs +, −, × or ÷ in each box to make the statement correct.

8 □ 6 □ 2 = 5

2 marks
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8 - 6 ÷ 2 = 5
6

Work out 18 ÷ (2 + 4)

1 mark
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3
7

Work out 3 × 52 − 10

2 marks
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65
8

Dan works out 5 + 2 × 6 and gets the answer 42.

  1. Explain the mistake Dan has made.
  2. Work out the correct answer.
2 marks
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a) He added 5 + 2 first; multiplication must come before addition b) 17
9

Work out 5 × 22

1 mark
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20
10

Work out 16 − 42 × 3

1 mark
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2
11

Tom works out 2 + 3 × 4

Tom's answer is 20

Tom's answer is wrong.

Explain what Tom has done wrong.

1 mark
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Tom added first. Multiplication must be done before addition, so 2 + 3 × 4 = 2 + 12 = 14
12

Sam works out 24 ÷ 4 × 2

Sam's answer is 3

Sam's answer is wrong.

Explain what Sam has done wrong.

1 mark
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Sam worked out 4 × 2 first. Division and multiplication have equal priority and are done left to right, so 24 ÷ 4 × 2 = 6 × 2 = 12
13

Work out 32 + 4 × (7 − 2)

2 marks
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29
14
  1. Work out 8 + 12 ÷ 4
  2. Put a pair of brackets in this statement to make it true.
    8 + 12 ÷ 4 = 5
  3. Put a pair of brackets in this statement to make it true.
    2 + 3 × 4 − 1 = 19
3 marks
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a) 11 b) (8 + 12) ÷ 4 = 5 c) (2 + 3) × 4 - 1 = 19

Every question here is original and written by Robinson Tuition. The grade follows the Edexcel grade descriptors and suits AQA and OCR too; this is not an exam-board paper.

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