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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 (−6) + (−4) × 3
(a)−30
(b)−18
(c)18
(d)6
2.Work out the reciprocal of (2 + 3)
(a)1/5
(b)5/6
(c)5
(d)−1/5
3.Work out ((−3) + 5) × (−4) − (−6) ÷ 2
(a)−11
(b)−1
(c)−5
(d)11
4.Write down the reciprocal of 5/8
(a)−8/5
(b)8/5
(c)5/8
(d)3/8
5.Work out √144 − 2 × 3 + √25
(a)35
(b)11
(c)1
(d)7
6.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
7.Work out 36 ÷ (2 × 3)
(a)216
(b)54
(c)6
(d)18
8.Work out 2 × (−3 + 7)
(a)1
(b)6
(c)−20
(d)8
9.Work out 20 − 8 ÷ 2 + 1
(a)16
(b)15
(c)7
(d)17
10.Work out √25 + 4² − 12 ÷ 3
(a)9
(b)17
(c)3
(d)37
11.Work out 18 − 4 × 2
(a)12
(b)−10
(c)10
(d)28
12.Write down the reciprocal of 0.2
(a)−0.2
(b)0.8
(c)5
(d)0.5
13.Work out the value of √(16 + 9)
(a)5
(b)12
(c)7
(d)−5
14.Find the missing number: ▢ ÷ 15 = 24
(a)360
(b)39
(c)9
(d)1.6
15.Work out (−36) ÷ (−6) × 2
(a)3
(b)6
(c)12
(d)−12

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