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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.

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Inverse operations and priority of operations worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · N3 · Inverse operations and priority of operations · 15 questions

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1.Work out 3 + 4 × 2²
(a)28
(b)67
(c)196
(d)19
2.Work out 3 × (−2)² − 5
(a)7
(b)−3
(c)31
(d)−17
3.Work out √144 − 2 × 3 + √25
(a)35
(b)11
(c)1
(d)7
4.Grace works out 7 × 99 by writing 99 as 100 − 1. Use her method to work out 7 × 99.
(a)707
(b)700
(c)693
(d)699
5.Work out (−6) + (−4) × 3
(a)−30
(b)−18
(c)18
(d)6
6.Work out (−2)³ + (−3)² − (−4)
(a)5
(b)−13
(c)−3
(d)21
7.Work out the reciprocal of (2 + 3)
(a)1/5
(b)5/6
(c)5
(d)−1/5
8.Work out (−3) × 4 + 2 × (−5)
(a)−22
(b)50
(c)−2
(d)22
9.Work out 20 − 8 ÷ 2 + 1
(a)16
(b)15
(c)7
(d)17
10.Work out 2 × (−3 + 7)
(a)1
(b)6
(c)−20
(d)8
11.Work out (−36) ÷ (−6) × 2
(a)3
(b)6
(c)12
(d)−12
12.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.
(a)£45
(b)£37
(c)£25
(d)£22
13.Work out 18 − 4 × 2
(a)12
(b)−10
(c)10
(d)28
14.Write down the reciprocal of 0.2
(a)−0.2
(b)0.8
(c)5
(d)0.5
15.Work out the value of √(16 + 9)
(a)5
(b)12
(c)7
(d)−5

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