Free Printable Writing Expressions and Order of Operations

1.

“Half of 8”

a)

8 ÷ 2

b)

8

c)

8 (2)

d)

8 - 8

2.

Subtract a number from 10

a)

n-10

b)

10+n

c)

10/n

d)

10-n

3.

a number added to 19

a)

19-n

b)

19+n

c)

19/n

d)

19n

4.

a number decreased by 12

a)

12-n

b)

12+n-5

c)

n-12

d)

12n

5.

add 6 to a number

a)

6+n

b)

6/n

c)

6-n

d)

2n+6

6.

9 plus a number

a)

n-9

b)

9/n

c)

9+n

d)

9×n

7.

4 less than a number

a)

4/n

b)

4+n

c)

n/4

d)

n-4

8.

13 subtracted from t

a)

t - 13

b)

t/13

c)

13 × t

d)

13 + t

9.

9 fewer than the total number of people

a)

t × 9

b)

9/t

c)

t - 9

d)

9 + t

10.

5 less than v

a)

5 - v

b)

5v

c)

5 + v

d)

v - 5

11.

a number added to 19

a)

19-n

b)

19+n

c)

19/n

d)

19n

12.

the quotient of a number and twelve

a)

x + 12

b)

x - 12

c)

12/x

d)

x/12

13.

twice a number plus six

a)

2x + 6

b)

2x - 6

c)

2x / 6

d)

2x (6)

14.

Eight added to a number y.

a)

y + 8

b)

y - 8

c)

8y

d)

8/y

15.

A number c divided into fourteen.

a)

c/14

b)

14c

c)

14/c

d)

c x 14

16.

Twice a number g.

a)

g2

b)

2g

c)

2/g

d)

2 + g

17.

Eighteen less than a number f.

a)

18 - f

b)

18f

c)

18 + f

d)

f - 18

18.

v + 13

a)

13 more than a number v

b)

A number v more than 13

c)

The difference of a number v and 13

d)

13 less than a number v

19.

5s

a)

Make a 5 and s sandwich

b)

s divided by 5

c)

5 divided by s

d)

The product of a number s and 5

20.

18 - r

a)

r more than 18

b)

r less than 18

c)

r minus 18

21.

n/4

a)

The product of n and 4

b)

4 divided by n

c)

4 divided into n

22.

Which operation would you do first in the following equation?

10 - 4 ÷ 1 x 5

a)

Subtraction

b)

Division

c)

Multiplication

d)

Addition

23.

Pick the correct order for Order of Operations

a)

Parentheses, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Exponents, Subtraction

b)

Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Parentheses, Subtraction

c)

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

24.

12 ÷ 3 x 4
What do you do first?

a)

3 x 4

b)

12 ÷ 4

c)

12 ÷ 3

25.

What does the ( E )in PEMDAS mean?

a)

experience

b)

exponents

c)

examples

d)

evidence

26.

True or false:
Addition ALWAYS comes before subtraction.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which operation would you do first in the following equation?

10 - 4 ÷ 1 x 5

a)

Subtraction

b)

Division

c)

Multiplication

d)

Addition

28.

5x(6-3)

a)

19

b)

27

c)

15

d)

23

29.

24x(4-2)÷6

a)

8

b)

2

c)

6

d)

5

30.

23+(30÷10)x4

a)

35

b)

32

c)

12

d)

45

31.

4x5÷2-1

a)

8

b)

9

c)

15

d)

6

32.

4 $-$ 3 $+$ 2 + 5 $\cdot$ 3

a)

40

b)

17

c)

24

d)

18

33.

$6\times5$ $-$ 4 + 2 ÷ 2

a)

60

b)

24

c)

27

d)

12

34.

$5^2-10\div2\times4$

a)

4

b)

5

c)

80

d)

160

35.

$8^2-7^2$

a)

5

b)

2

c)

15

d)

1

36.

$32+42-4\times2$

a)

The correct answer is not given.

b)

69

c)

64

d)

66

37.

6³– 10 ÷ 5

a)

1.6

b)

200

c)

41.2

d)

214

38.

2 $\cdot$ 33 + 7

a)

72

b)

73

c)

235

d)

77

39.

(7 + 41) ÷ 2 – 15

a)

19

b)

9

c)

25

d)

3

40.

What is the first operation used in solving this problem:

2 ⋅ (3 + 8 ÷ 4)²

a)

multiplication

b)

addition

c)

division

d)

subtraction

41.

Apply the order of operations and choose the correct answer:
$64\div\ 2^6$

a)

1

b)

32

c)

2

42.

Which operation would you do first?

(12 + 10) ÷ 10 · 14 - 6

a)

Division

b)

Multiplication

c)

Addition (parentheses)

d)

Subtraction

43.

$50-16\div2\times\left(12+4\right)$ What is the 3rd step when solving this expression?

a)

parentheses

b)

division

c)

multiplication

d)

subtraction

44.

Find and explain the error.
5 - 3 + 2
5 - 5
0

a)

There is no error.

b)

Addition was done first and you should have subtracted first

c)

There is a subtraction error

45.

In the Order of Operations, what is the 3rd step?

a)

Multiply/Add in order from left to right

b)

Exponents

c)

Multiply/Divide in order from left to right

d)

Parentheses

46.

40+(72÷9)÷8

a)

49

b)

25

c)

41

d)

15

47.

(24-16)÷8

a)

8

b)

1

c)

2

d)

7

48.

4x5÷2-1

a)

8

b)

9

c)

15

d)

6

49.

16÷2x4-3

a)

5

b)

-1

c)

25

d)

29

50.

Match the following

a)

Adding

1.

Total

b)

Subtraction

2.

Difference

c)

Multiplication

3.

Twice or triple the amount

d)

Division

4.

Equal Parts

51.

Write each phrase as an algebraic expression.

The sum of 7 and x

52.

6 more than twice x can be written as (a)

Choose from the below words

2x + 6

6x + 2

2x + 6x

6 + x

1/2x + 6

53.

Write an expression that means the product of a number $x$ and $7$ .

54.

Tia is 8 years younger than her sister Annette. Annette is y years old. Write an algebraic expression that describes Tia's age.

Let y represent Annette's age.

55.

A symbol for a number we don't know yet. This is usually a letter. (a)

Choose from the below words

coefficient

sum

variable

term

56.

Anika and Zoe are playing a math game. Anika says, "A letter that represents a number is a(n) (a) ." Can you help Zoe choose the right answer?

Choose from the below words

Variable

Constant

Coefficient

Expression

Writing Expressions and Order of Operations

Total questions: 56

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