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Grade 8 · Number & Integers
Order of Operations: Getting BODMAS Right
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Answer all questions. Show all your working — marks are awarded for method as well as the final answer. Teacher copy: accept any correct equivalent method.

  1. 1
    5 + 2 × 3
    (2)
    5 + 6 = 11 (multiply first)✓✓ (2)
  2. 2
    (4 + 6) ÷ 2
    (2)
    10 ÷ 2 = 5 (brackets first)✓✓ (2)
  3. 3
    32 + 4 × 2
    (2)
    9 + 8 = 17 (powers, then ×, then +)✓✓ (2)
  4. 4
    20 − 3 × 4 + 1
    (2)
    20 − 12 + 1 = 9✓✓ (2)
TOTAL: 8 marks
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