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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 the reciprocal of (2 + 3)
(a)1/5
(b)5/6
(c)5
(d)−1/5
2.Work out 100 − 4 × 5²
(a)0
(b)2400
(c)60
(d)−300
3.Work out 2 × (−3 + 7)
(a)1
(b)6
(c)−20
(d)8
4.Work out (−36) ÷ (−6) × 2
(a)3
(b)6
(c)12
(d)−12
5.Write down the reciprocal of 0.2
(a)−0.2
(b)0.8
(c)5
(d)0.5
6.Work out 18 − 4 × 2
(a)12
(b)−10
(c)10
(d)28
7.Work out (5 + 2) × 3²
(a)147
(b)63
(c)23
(d)441
8.Work out (−6) + (−4) × 3
(a)−30
(b)−18
(c)18
(d)6
9.Work out (−3) × 4 + 10
(a)−42
(b)−2
(c)−22
(d)22
10.Write down the reciprocal of 5/8
(a)−8/5
(b)8/5
(c)5/8
(d)3/8
11.Work out (−3) × 4 + 2 × (−5)
(a)−22
(b)50
(c)−2
(d)22
12.Work out √25 + 4² − 12 ÷ 3
(a)9
(b)17
(c)3
(d)37
13.Work out 3 + 4 × 2²
(a)28
(b)67
(c)196
(d)19
14.Work out √144 − 2 × 3 + √25
(a)35
(b)11
(c)1
(d)7
15.Work out (−2)² − 3
(a)−7
(b)1
(c)25
(d)−1

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