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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 36 ÷ (2 × 3)
(a)216
(b)54
(c)6
(d)18
3.Work out the reciprocal of (2 + 3)
(a)1/5
(b)5/6
(c)5
(d)−1/5
4.Work out (−3) × 4 + 2 × (−5)
(a)−22
(b)50
(c)−2
(d)22
5.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
6.Work out (−6) + (−4) × 3
(a)−30
(b)−18
(c)18
(d)6
7.Find the missing number: 17 × ▢ = 391
(a)23
(b)374
(c)17
(d)6647
8.Work out √144 − 2 × 3 + √25
(a)35
(b)11
(c)1
(d)7
9.Work out 100 − 4 × 5²
(a)0
(b)2400
(c)60
(d)−300
10.Work out 18 − 4 × 2
(a)12
(b)−10
(c)10
(d)28
11.Write down the reciprocal of 5/8
(a)−8/5
(b)8/5
(c)5/8
(d)3/8
12.Work out 20 − 8 ÷ 2 + 1
(a)16
(b)15
(c)7
(d)17
13.A number is multiplied by 4, then 8 is added, giving the result 40. Work out the number.
(a)8
(b)128
(c)2
(d)12
14.Work out √25 + 4² − 12 ÷ 3
(a)9
(b)17
(c)3
(d)37
15.Write down the reciprocal of 0.2
(a)−0.2
(b)0.8
(c)5
(d)0.5

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