Order of Operations Review

Open Ended

What are the steps to solving the Order of Operations? What do each of the steps stand for?

Order of Operations Review

Open Ended

What are the steps to following the Order of Operations?

Open Ended

True or False.

You always have to add before you subtract.

Open Ended

True or False.

You always have to multiply before you divide.

Multiple Choice

Which expression matches the following phrase?

4 less than 12, then multiply by 3

• (12 - 4) x 3

• 12 - (4 x 3)

• 4 - 12 x 3

• (4 - 12) x 3

Multiple Choice

Which expression matches the following phrase?

7 times the sum of 3 and 4

• 7 x 3 + 4

• 7 x (3 + 4)

• 7 + 3 x 4

• (7 x 3) + 4

Fill in the Blanks

Where should the parenthesis be added to make the statement true.

12 - 5 + 4 x 3 = 9

Multiple Choice

Grayson has 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. Amanda has twice as many marbles as Grayson. Which of the following expressions represents the total amount of marbles?

• 5 + 3 x 2

• 5 + (3 x 2)

• (5 + 3) x 2

• 5 + 3 + 2

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Lancaster gives each student 2 pencils at the beginning of the school year. At Christmas time, Mrs. Lancaster gives each student 2 more pencils. If Mrs. Lancaster has 25 students, how many pencils did Mrs. Lancaster give out altogether? Find the expression that represents the total amount of pencils.

• 25 x 2 + 2

• 25 + 2 + 25 + 2

• 25 + (2 x 2)

• (25 x 2) + (25 x 2)

Poll

How do you feel about the Order of Operations?

• I am struggling and I need help.

• I am getting there, but I still need help.

• I am working on it.

• I know how to do it and I can teach someone else.