Numihana9 + 7 × 6 − 6 =
Answer: ________________
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Brackets and operation priority.
Brackets and operation priority
Numihana · England Year 6
Brackets and operation priority
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Date: ______________
Brackets and operation priority
4 + 2 × 1 − 6 =
Answer: ________________
9 + 9 × 7 − 8 =
Answer: ________________
10 × 1 ÷ 1 + 1 =
Answer: ________________
(4 + 2) × 9 =
Answer: ________________
5 + 12 × 12 − 10 =
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 6
Brackets and operation priority
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Brackets and operation priority
9 + 7 × 6 − 6 =
Answer: 45
4 + 2 × 1 − 6 =
Answer: 0
9 + 9 × 7 − 8 =
Answer: 64
10 × 1 ÷ 1 + 1 =
Answer: 11
(4 + 2) × 9 =
Answer: 54
5 + 12 × 12 − 10 =
Answer: 139
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Brackets and operation priority
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Year 6 → Number → Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
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Evaluate brackets first. Multiplication and division have equal priority and are evaluated from left to right; then evaluate addition and subtraction from left to right. Write one intermediate calculation at a time.
A common slip
Multiplication does not always come before division. Work left to right among operations of the same priority.
Worked example
10 × 9 ÷ 5 + 11 =
Answer: 29
Evaluate brackets first. Multiplication and division have equal priority and are evaluated from left to right; then evaluate addition and subtraction from left to right. Write one intermediate calculation at a time.