Posts tagged as "bodmas"

This is the third of our worksheets on the order of calculations for Year 6 children, introducing the idea that an expression or row of questions needs to be carried out in a set order so that everyone reaches the same answer.
This page concentrates on brackets.
The first four questions have a single set of brackets, [...]

The acronym BODMAS
Brackets
Of
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction.
It is a convention to ensure everyone carries out a question such as that below in the same order. Numbers in brackets are worked out first, followed by multiplication and division with addition and subtraction last.
3 + 5 x 2 =
One way to do the question is:       3 + 5 = 8.  8 [...]

2 + 4 x 3 =
The acronym BODMAS probably conjures up memories of school maths for many people and it is still as important today. It stands for:
Brackets
Of
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction.
It is a convention to ensure everyone carries out a question such as that above in the same order. Numbers in brackets are worked out first, followed by [...]