Grade 6Mathpractice16 questions

Order of operations and formulae

Grade 6: brackets first, multiply and divide before add and subtract, work out a simple formula, letters standing for numbers, missing number equations.

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Questions

  1. What is (6 + 4) × 3?

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    Show answer30

  2. What is 20 − (8 + 2)?

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    Show answer10

  3. In 5 × (3 + 2), you work out the brackets first, so the answer is 25. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. What is 4 + 3 × 5?

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    Show answer19

  5. What is 18 − 12 ÷ 3?

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    Show answer14

  6. 2 + 6 × 4 has the same value as (2 + 6) × 4. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  7. What is (15 − 3) ÷ 4 + 2?

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    Show answer5

  8. A formula is area = length × width. What is the area when length is 7 and width is 4?

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    Show answer28

  9. If n = 5, what is the value of 3n + 2?

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    Show answer17

  10. If a = 6 and b = 3, what is the value of a − b + 10? (Answer out loud)

    Show answer13

  11. In the expression 4x, what does the letter x stand for?

    • A bracket
    • A number
    • A shape
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    Show answerA number

  12. What is 2 × (9 − 4) + 3 × 4? (Answer out loud)

    Show answer22

  13. Which number makes this true: 7 + ? = 15?

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  14. Find the missing number: 4 × ? − 3 = 17 (Answer out loud)

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  15. If y + 9 = 20, then y = 11. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  16. The perimeter of a square is P = 4 × s. What is s when P = 36?

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    Show answer9

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