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Inverse operations and priority of operations worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "inverse operations and priority of operations" — DfE statement N3. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
Inverse operations and priority of operations worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Work out (−2)² − 3
- 2.Write down the reciprocal of 5/8
- 3.Work out √144 − 2 × 3 + √25
- 4.Find the missing number: 17 × ▢ = 391
- 5.A number is divided by 5, then 6 is subtracted, giving the result −1. Work out the number.
- 6.Work out 20 − 8 ÷ 2 + 1
- 7.A shop buys boxes of pens for £4 each. It sells each box on to a school for £3 more than it paid, and charges an extra £2 delivery fee for the whole order. A school orders 5 boxes. Work out the total cost of the order.
- 8.Write down the reciprocal of 0.2
- 9.Work out the reciprocal of (2 + 3)
- 10.Grace works out 7 × 99 by writing 99 as 100 − 1. Use her method to work out 7 × 99.
- 11.Find the missing number: ▢ ÷ 15 = 24
- 12.Work out 100 − 4 × 5²
- 13.Work out 3 × (−2)² − 5
- 14.Work out (5 + 2) × 3²
- 15.Insert one pair of brackets into 2 + 3 × 5 − 1 so that the calculation is equal to 24. Which calculation is correct?
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